TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · MCCLENDON UNIT LEASE · API 42-121-32165 · DISTRICT 7C
McClendon Unit #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Mcclendon Unit #3 (API 42-121-32165) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged March 23, 2026, last operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 18, 2003, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Resources O & G CO LP and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 8.66K barrels of oil and 228K mcf of gas since March 2004, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burlington Resources O & G Co LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 292-9510
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Nov 2021 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Resources O & G Co LPNov 18, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 18, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 2004
- completed
- 8.66K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 228K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAY 2004 THROUGH NOV 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 23, 2026
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McClendon Unit G-13-201627 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 8.66K | 228K | Mar 2004 – Nov 2021 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named McClendon Unit
Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Denton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | Nov 1, 2018 | today |
| Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | Jun 23, 2004 | Nov 1, 2018 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burlington Resources O & G Co LPMay 2004 → Oct 2018
- 2Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Nov 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538741-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | Nov 18, 2003 | Nov 18, 2003 | Feb 16, 2004 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 2004 | McClendon Unit G-13-201627 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 840 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,792 | 8,660 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,103 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 5.5 | 8,811 | 7.875 | 410 S |
Completion filings
W-2 and G-1 reports on record in the RRC wellbore file, newest first. The suffix identifies the wellbore or completion event. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 26, 2004 | Jun 4, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗The source documents
Petrora holds the structured record. The scanned filings live at the RRC; these links open its search already filled in for this API.
- Wellbore filings for 42-121-32165 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-32165 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
About this data
Permits from the RRC OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wellbore and operator of record from the EWA schedule, weekly; completions, formation tops, casing, and perforations from the dbf900 wellbore file; production from PDQ lease reports, which lag two to three months; injection from UIC permits, H-10 reports, and TexNet daily volumes; earthquakes from the TexNet catalog.
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