TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · BUFFALO BILL LEASE · API 42-251-34128 · DISTRICT 7C
Buffalo Bill #1H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Buffalo Bill #1H (API 42-251-34128) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed February 3, 2012 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 12, 2010, permitted to 7,108 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Aoka Lime, Atoka, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 243K mcf of gas since December 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 Oct 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 12, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,108
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 2010
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 243K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2011 THROUGH Oct 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 2012
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buffalo Bill G-13-259242 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 243K | Dec 2010 – Oct 2013 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Buffalo Bill
TEP Barnett USA 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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jun 2011 → Oct 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 703664-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 13, 2012 | Nov 12, 2010 | Nov 28, 2010 | 9,000 |
| 703664-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 13, 2010 | Nov 12, 2010 | Nov 28, 2010 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 2012 | Buffalo Bill G-13-259242 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2013 | 7,108 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 930 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,259 | 10,457 | Perforated |
| 7,918 | 8,479 | Perforated |
| 8,577 | 9,139 | Perforated |
| 8,577 | 10,457 | Perforated |
| 9,237 | 9,798 | Perforated |
| 9,896 | 10,457 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,377 | 12.25 | 395 S |
| 5.5 | 10,556 | 8.75 | 1,060 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 | Jun 7, 2012 | Feb 7, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2012 | Jan 30, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Feb 7, 2012 | Jul 27, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Mar 17, 2011 | Feb 10, 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 42-251-34128 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-34128 → 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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