TEXAS · WELLS · HOOD COUNTY · VERMONT HARES EAR LEASE · API 42-221-31619 · DISTRICT 7C
Vermont Hares Ear #5H
Hood County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Vermont Hares Ear #5H (API 42-221-31619) is a horizontal well in Hood County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed October 2, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 17, 2008, permitted to 6,168 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 9.95K barrels of oil and 671K mcf of gas since October 2008, last reporting volume in April 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 371
- Phone
- (817) 720-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | TEP Barnett USA, LLCthrough Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 17, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,168
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 17, 2008
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 2008
- completed
- 9.95K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 671K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2008 THROUGH Apr 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 2008
- Shut in
- May 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermont Hares Ear G-13-243605 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 9.95K | 671K | Oct 2008 – Apr 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 14,072(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 2008 → Oct 2014
- 2Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Jul 2017
- 3TEP Barnett USA, LLCAug 2017 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658495-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Mar 31, 2008 | Apr 17, 2008 | May 31, 2008 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2008 | Vermont Hares Ear G-13-243605 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2025 | 6,168 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 839 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,801 | 7,586 | Perforated |
| 7,885 | 8,671 | Perforated |
| 8,970 | 9,755 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,842 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 9,861 | 8.75 | 1,310 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 | Jan 27, 2009 | Nov 17, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 8, 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 42-221-31619 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-221-31619 → 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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