WELL · 42-221-31541 · DISTRICT 9
Black Ranch #A 3H
Hood County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Black Ranch #A 3H (API 42-221-31541) is a plugged horizontal well in Hood County, plugged June 22, 2013, last operated by Premier Natural Resources II LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued November 19, 2007, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Eog Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Premier Natural Resources II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Bend, Marble Falls.
Operator of record
Premier Natural Resources II LLC
Permitted by EOG Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed Sep 7, 2018 · 9 permits on file · (918) 392-3232
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Premier Natural Resources II LLC |
| Production reports | Premier Natural Resources Ii,llcthrough Jul 2012 |
| Latest permit | EOG Resources, Inc.Nov 19, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jun 23, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 390K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Feb 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 23, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 22, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ranch G-13-246164 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Premier Natural Resources Ii,llc | 1 | 0 | 390K | Jun 2008 – Feb 2015 |
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.
- 1EOG Resources, Inc.Jun 2008 → Apr 2012
- 2Premier Natural Resources Ii,llcMay 2012 → Jul 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 649448-97 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Mar 14, 2008 | Nov 19, 2007 | Apr 14, 2008 | 6,000 |
| 649448-98 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Dec 13, 2007 | Nov 19, 2007 | — | 6,000 |
| 649448-99 | Drill | EOG Resources, Inc. | Nov 12, 2007 | Nov 19, 2007 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-246164 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,626 | 9,572 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 665 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 4.5 | 9,677 | 8.75 | 765 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 | May 6, 2009 | Aug 21, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-221-31541 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-31541 → 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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