WELL · 42-217-30366 · DISTRICT 9
Van ES Unit #1H
Hill County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Van ES Unit #1H (API 42-217-30366) is a horizontal well in Hill County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed February 23, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 11, 2005, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Smithwick, Atoka, Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 90
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCMay 11, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 11, 2005
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 2019
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.61M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Van ES Unit G-13-219986 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.61M | Apr 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 42,040 · prior 12 44,073(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2006 → Apr 2018
- 2FDL Operating, LLCMay 2018 → Dec 2021
- 3Venado Operating Company LLCJan 2022 → Mar 2022
- 4Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLCApr 2022 → Nov 2025
- 5Formentera Operations LLCDec 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600549-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | May 11, 2005 | May 11, 2005 | Aug 11, 2005 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-219986 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 819 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,055 | 10,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,674 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 10,633 | 8.75 | 775 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 | Jun 8, 2021 | May 24, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 2007 | May 8, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-217-30366 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-217-30366 → 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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