WELL · 42-143-31243 · DISTRICT 9
Laughlin Virgil #1H
Erath County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Laughlin Virgil #1H (API 42-143-31243) is a plugged horizontal well in Erath County, plugged March 3, 2025, last operated by Fred Underwood LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued July 16, 2007, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Fred Underwood LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (972) 835-2995
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fred Underwood LLC |
| Production reports | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.through Oct 2011 |
| Latest permit | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 30, 2007 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 2007
- last permit issued
- May 14, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 68.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2007 THROUGH Feb 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 14, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 3, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laughlin, Virgil G-13-234994 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Fred Underwood, LLC | 1 | 0 | 68.3K | Oct 2007 – Feb 2025 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 2009 → Oct 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642021-97 | Drill | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 30, 2009 | Jul 30, 2007 | Jul 21, 2007 | 9,000 |
| 642021-98 | Drill | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jul 17, 2007 | Jul 30, 2007 | Jul 21, 2007 | 7,500 |
| 642021-99 | Drill | Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Jul 6, 2007 | Jul 16, 2007 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-234994 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,228 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 275 | 953 |
| Marble FallsTOP MARBLE FALLS | 4,508 | -3,280 |
| BarnettTOP BARNETT SHALE | 4,888 | -3,660 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,997 | 7,023 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 410 | 12.25 | 305 S |
| 5.5 | 7,132 | 8.75 | 950 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 | Feb 18, 2010 | Oct 16, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jun 3, 2008 | Oct 24, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | May 19, 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 42-143-31243 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-143-31243 → 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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