TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · BRANSOM LEASE · API 42-251-33971 · DISTRICT 7C
Bransom #3H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Bransom #3H (API 42-251-33971) is a plugged horizontal well in Johnson County, plugged August 5, 2022, last operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 14, 2010, permitted to 9,000 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 532K mcf of gas since July 2010, with no volume in the three years through April 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 Mar 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 14, 2010 |
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
- Apr 14, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 532K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2011 THROUGH Mar 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 5, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bransom G-13-258111 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 532K | Jul 2010 – Mar 2013 |
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.Jan 2011 → Mar 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 694294-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 13, 2010 | Apr 14, 2010 | Jul 13, 2010 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2011 | Bransom G-13-258111 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 833 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,718 | 9,570 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,589 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 9,671 | 8.75 | 1,250 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 | Apr 18, 2011 | Feb 25, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Dec 2, 2010 | Sep 13, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-251-33971 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-33971 → 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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