TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · PITTS, CHARLES LEASE · API 42-251-31996 · DISTRICT 7C
Pitts Charles #3H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Pitts Charles #3H (API 42-251-31996) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed April 7, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 16, 2007, permitted to 6,558 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 1.46M mcf of gas since August 2007, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 94
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 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.
- 6,558
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 16, 2007
- last permit issued
- Apr 7, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · APR 2008 THROUGH DEC 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 7, 2008
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2016
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitts, Charles G-13-239503 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.46M | Aug 2007 – Dec 2015 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Pitts Charles
Formentera Operations 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Formentera Operations LLC | Dec 1, 2025 | today |
| Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | Apr 5, 2022 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Venado Operating Company LLC | Jan 1, 2022 | Apr 5, 2022 |
| FDL Operating, LLC | May 31, 2018 | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Aug 16, 2007 | May 31, 2018 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2008 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641937-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Jul 5, 2007 | Jul 16, 2007 | Aug 3, 2007 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2008 | Pitts Charles G-13-239503 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2016 | 6,558 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 935 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 6,042 | -5,107 |
| Marble FallsLOWER MARBLE FALLS | 6,418 | -5,483 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 6,498 | -5,563 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,724 | 7,142 | Perforated |
| 7,244 | 7,662 | Perforated |
| 7,764 | 8,182 | Perforated |
| 8,284 | 8,702 | Perforated |
| 8,804 | 9,222 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,251 | 12.25 | 620 S |
| 5.5 | 9,299 | 7.875 | 1,130 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 30, 2008 | May 19, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Oct 15, 2008 | May 12, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 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 42-251-31996 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-31996 → 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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