TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · HOWARD, WILLIAM LEASE · API 42-251-33992 · DISTRICT 7C
Howard William #4H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Howard William #4H (API 42-251-33992) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed April 18, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 30, 2010, permitted to 7,486 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 144 barrels of oil and 2.66M mcf of gas since April 2011, last reporting volume in March 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 – Extension (X)
- 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 30, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,486
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 2010
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 2011
- completed
- 144
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.66M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2011 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard, William G-13-260984 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 144 | 2.66M | Apr 2011 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,043 · prior 12 13,343(-40%)
Wells named Howard William
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
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2011 → Apr 2018
- 2FDL Operating, LLCMay 2018 → Dec 2021
- 3Venado Operating Company LLCJan 2022 → Mar 2022
- 4Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLCApr 2022 → Nov 2025
- 5Formentera Operations LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 695230-98 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | May 20, 2011 | Apr 30, 2010 | Oct 23, 2010 | 9,000 |
| 695230-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Apr 29, 2010 | Apr 30, 2010 | Oct 23, 2010 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2011 | Howard William G-13-260984 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | Producing | 7,486 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 769 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 6,790 | -6,021 |
| Marble FallsLOWER MARBLE FALLS | 7,118 | -6,349 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,318 | -6,549 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,640 | 8,041 | Perforated |
| 8,150 | 8,701 | Perforated |
| 8,875 | 9,386 | Perforated |
| 9,487 | 9,998 | Perforated |
| 10,099 | 10,610 | Perforated |
| 10,711 | 11,222 | Perforated |
| 11,323 | 11,834 | Perforated |
| 11,935 | 12,446 | Perforated |
| 12,547 | 13,058 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,618 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 13,182 | 8.5 | 1,785 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 10, 2011 | May 20, 2011 | 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 42-251-33992 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-33992 → 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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