TEXAS · WELLS · GONZALES COUNTY · API 42-177-32098 · DISTRICT 01
Barnhart (EF) #3H
Gonzales County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Shut In · Horizontal
Barnhart (EF) #3H (API 42-177-32098) is a horizontal well in Gonzales County operated by Ensign Natural Resources II LLC, completed February 11, 2011 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued April 20, 2010, permitted to 10,018 ft.
It was permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company and has since transferred to Ensign Natural Resources II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Ef, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.1M barrels of oil and 18.5M mcf of gas since May 2010, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 62 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Ensign Natural Resources II LLC
Permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 29, 2026
- Permits on file
- 13
- Phone
- (346) 809-4062
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ensign Natural Resources II LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyApr 20, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,018
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 2010
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 2011
- completed
- 15.1M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2010 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 2011
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 62 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhart (EF) O-1-15397 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 60 | 15M | 18.4M | Nov 2010 – Apr 2026 |
| Barnhart (EF) O-2-9595 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 2 | 82.3K | 47K | May 2010 – Nov 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,174,908 · prior 12 1,325,612(-11%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,401,133 · prior 12 1,796,482(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Hilcorp Energy CompanyJul 2010 → Oct 2011
- 2Marathon Oil EF LLCNov 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 694672-96 | Drill | Hilcorp Energy Company | Jul 12, 2011 | Apr 20, 2010 | Oct 16, 2010 | 12,500 |
| 694672-97 | Drill | Hilcorp Energy Company | Jan 18, 2011 | Apr 20, 2010 | — | 12,500 |
| 694672-98 | Drill | Hilcorp Energy Company | May 7, 2010 | Apr 20, 2010 | — | 12,500 |
| 694672-99 | Drill | Hilcorp Energy Company | Apr 19, 2010 | Apr 20, 2010 | Sep 24, 2010 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 11, 2011 | Barnhart (EF) O-1-15397 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Ensign Natural Resources II LLC | Shut In · shut in Dec 1, 2023 | 10,018 |
| Oct 15, 2010 | Barnhart (EF) O-2-9595 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 251 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 9,049 | -8,798 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,192 | -8,941 |
| EF | 9,623 | -9,372 |
| Buda | 9,753 | -9,502 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,000 | 14,620 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,875 | 13.5 | 1,635 S |
| 5.5 | 14,800 | 8.5 | 2,175 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 | Dec 14, 2011 | Jun 13, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2011 | Dec 9, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-177-32098 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-32098 → 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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