WELL · 42-251-30500 · DISTRICT 9
Dear Ranch #3H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Dear Ranch #3H (API 42-251-30500) is a plugged horizontal well in Johnson County, plugged November 29, 2016, last operated by Trinity River Energy Oper LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 12, 2005, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Resources O & G CO LP and has since transferred to Trinity River Energy Oper LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burlington Resources O & G Co LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 20, 2019
- Permits on file
- 6
- Phone
- (281) 389-0395
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trinity River Energy Oper LLC |
| Production reports | Burlington Resources O & G Co LPthrough Aug 2010 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Resources O & G Co LPAug 12, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 12, 2005
- last permit issued
- Dec 26, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 98.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2005 THROUGH Nov 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 26, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 29, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dear Ranch G-13-215370 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Trinity River Energy Oper, LLC | 1 | 0 | 98.8K | Dec 2005 – Nov 2016 |
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.
- 1Burlington Resources O & G Co LPDec 2005 → Aug 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604883-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | Aug 11, 2005 | Aug 12, 2005 | Sep 10, 2005 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-215370 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 946 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big SalineBIG SALINE J | 3,835 | -2,889 |
| Marble Falls | 4,848 | -3,902 |
| Barnett | 5,280 | -4,334 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,766 | 8,692 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,088 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 8,929 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Aug 28, 2006 | Feb 22, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 20, 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 42-251-30500 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30500 → 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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