WELL · 42-251-31802 · DISTRICT 9
Rich #1H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Rich #1H (API 42-251-31802) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Sheer Energy LLC, completed October 8, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 16, 2007, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Sheer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · (903) 720-9502
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sheer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.through May 2010 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 16, 2007 |
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
- May 16, 2007
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 285K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rich G-13-233578 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Sheer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 285K | Oct 2007 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 2007 → May 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638673-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | May 8, 2007 | May 16, 2007 | Jun 23, 2007 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-233578 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 765 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,209 | 7,986 | Perforated |
| 8,285 | 9,063 | Perforated |
| 9,362 | 10,140 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,406 | 12.25 | 505 S |
| 5.5 | 10,222 | 8.75 | 1,245 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 | Mar 19, 2008 | Nov 19, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-251-31802 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-31802 → 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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