TEXAS · WELLS · GONZALES COUNTY · BARNHART (EF) E LEASE · API 42-177-32976 · DISTRICT 01
Barnhart (EF) E #3H
Gonzales County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Shut In · Horizontal
Barnhart (EF) E #3H (API 42-177-32976) is a horizontal well in Gonzales County operated by Ensign Natural Resources II LLC, completed February 3, 2017 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 6, 2013, permitted to 11,837 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil EF LLC and has since transferred to Ensign Natural Resources II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anacacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 1.18M barrels of oil and 2.41M mcf of gas since September 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Ensign Natural Resources II LLC
Permitted by Marathon Oil EF LLC; 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 | Marathon Oil EF LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil EF LLCMay 6, 2013 |
- 11,837
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 6, 2013
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 2017
- completed
- 1.18M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 2017
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2025
- 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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnhart (EF) E O-1-17165 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 6 | 1.18M | 2.41M | Sep 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,107 · prior 12 23,696(-91%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,806 · prior 12 45,100(-92%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil EF LLCSep 2013 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 761939-98 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Jan 8, 2014 | May 6, 2013 | Jul 3, 2013 | 17,000 |
| 761939-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil EF LLC | May 2, 2013 | May 6, 2013 | — | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2017 | Barnhart (EF) E O-1-17165 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Ensign Natural Resources II LLC | Shut In · shut in Nov 1, 2025 | 11,837 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 250 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 11,083 | -10,833 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,083 | -10,833 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,797 | -11,547 |
| Eagle FordUPPER EAGLE FORD | 11,797 | -11,547 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,878 | -11,628 |
| Eagle FordLOWER EAGLE FORD | 11,878 | -11,628 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,998 | 16,306 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 6,083 | 12.25 | 1,615 S |
| 5.5 | 16,440 | 8.5 | 2,320 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 | Apr 27, 2017 | Apr 25, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Sep 21, 2016 | Sep 9, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Sep 20, 2016 | Sep 9, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2013 | Oct 14, 2013 | 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 42-177-32976 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-32976 → 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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