WELL · 42-139-30486 · DISTRICT 9
Atherton Murphy D #D 1H
Ellis County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Atherton Murphy D #D 1H (API 42-139-30486) is a horizontal well in Ellis County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed January 24, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 13, 2006, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Barnett, Viola.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 371 permits on file · (877) 814-2034
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | TEP Barnett USA, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 8, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atherton Murphy D G-13-252320 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.7M | Jun 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 38,187 · prior 12 39,117(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Metroplex Barnett Shale LLCJul 2007 → Aug 2008
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2008 → Oct 2014
- 3Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → May 2017
- 4TEP Barnett USA, LLCJan 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 630474-97 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 18, 2008 | Sep 8, 2008 | Apr 15, 2007 | 10,000 |
| 630474-98 | Drill | Metroplex Barnett Shale LLC | Jan 30, 2007 | Dec 13, 2006 | — | 10,000 |
| 630474-99 | Drill | Harding Company | Dec 13, 2006 | Dec 13, 2006 | Mar 23, 2007 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-252320 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 637 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,380 | 8,386 | Perforated |
| 8,744 | 8,754 | Perforated |
| 9,202 | 9,212 | Perforated |
| 9,727 | 9,737 | Perforated |
| 10,258 | 10,268 | Perforated |
| 10,800 | 10,810 | Perforated |
| 11,286 | 11,296 | Perforated |
| 11,842 | 11,852 | Perforated |
| 12,258 | 12,268 | Perforated |
| 12,674 | 12,684 | Perforated |
| 13,060 | 13,070 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 115 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 2,146 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 5.5 | 13,379 | 8.75 | 420 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 22, 2010 | Jul 21, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Dec 15, 2009 | Jun 20, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 4, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-139-30486 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-139-30486 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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