WELL · 42-237-38850 · DISTRICT 9
Halsell #1
Jack County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Halsell #1 (API 42-237-38850) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged May 16, 2006, last operated by Chesapeake Operating Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 11, 2005, permitted to 5,900 ft.
It was permitted by Four Sevens Operating CO., Ltd. and has since transferred to Chesapeake Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 105 barrels of oil and 2.01K mcf of gas since June 2005, last reporting in September 2011.
Operator of record
Permitted by Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 10, 2024
- Permits on file
- 13,061
- Phone
- (405) 935-3100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chesapeake Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd.through Aug 2005 |
| Latest permit | Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd.Feb 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.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jun 6, 2005
- completed
- 105
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.01K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Sep 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 6, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 16, 2006
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Halsell O-13-30465 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 105 | 2.01K | Jun 2005 – Sep 2011 |
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.
- 1Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd.Jun 2005 → Jul 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557579-98 | Drill | Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd. | May 25, 2005 | Feb 11, 2005 | Feb 18, 2005 | 5,900 |
| 557579-99 | Drill | Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd. | Feb 11, 2005 | Feb 11, 2005 | — | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30465 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,293 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsTOP OF MARBLE FALLS | 4,686 | -3,393 |
| BarnettTOP OF BARNETT SHALE | 5,042 | -3,749 |
| EllenburgerTOP OF ELLENBERGER | 5,185 | -3,892 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,042 | 5,094 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 257 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 5,199 | 7.875 | 160 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 | Oct 5, 2005 | Jul 1, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-237-38850 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-38850 → 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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