TEXAS · WELLS · ERATH COUNTY · FRENCH RANCH LEASE · API 42-143-31104 · DISTRICT 7C
French Ranch #4H
Erath County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
French Ranch #4H (API 42-143-31104) is a plugged horizontal well in Erath County, plugged January 20, 2010, last operated by Eog Resources Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 16, 2006, permitted to 5,200 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 16,354
- Phone
- (713) 651-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EOG Resources Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Feb 16, 2006 |
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 2006
- last permit issued
- May 22, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2006 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 20, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French Ranch G-13-239709 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | EOG Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2006 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 613943-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Feb 9, 2006 | Feb 16, 2006 | Apr 22, 2006 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 2006 | French Ranch G-13-239709 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | EOG Resources Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,177 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,605 | -428 |
| Atoka | 2,910 | -1,733 |
| Marble Falls | 4,407 | -3,230 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 4,597 | -3,420 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 477 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 4.5 | 7,975 | 8.75 | 865 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 | Feb 5, 2010 | Jun 17, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 4, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-143-31104 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-143-31104 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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