TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · DIXIE RUTH LEASE · API 42-251-30393 · DISTRICT 7C
Dixie Ruth #2H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Dixie Ruth #2H (API 42-251-30393) is a plugged horizontal well in Johnson County, plugged June 30, 2026, last operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 4, 2005, permitted to 12,000 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 1.26M mcf of gas since July 2005, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
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 Nov 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 4, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 4, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUL 2005 THROUGH NOV 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 30, 2026
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixie Ruth G-13-226247 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.26M | Jul 2005 – Nov 2013 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Dixie Ruth
TEP Barnett USA LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Johnson County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| TEP Barnett USA, LLC | Aug 1, 2017 | today |
| Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C. | Nov 1, 2014 | Aug 1, 2017 |
| Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 15, 2005 | Nov 1, 2014 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 2005 → Nov 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 600134-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 15, 2006 | May 4, 2005 | May 18, 2005 | 12,000 |
| 600134-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | May 3, 2005 | May 4, 2005 | May 18, 2005 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 15, 2005 | Dixie Ruth G-13-226247 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 815 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,006 | 10,602 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,380 | 12.25 | 490 S |
| 5.5 | 10,742 | 8.75 | 1,530 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 | Oct 7, 2008 | Dec 7, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 26, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-251-30393 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30393 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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