TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · NAUTILUS LEASE · API 42-251-34423 · DISTRICT 7C
Nautilus #3H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Nautilus #3H (API 42-251-34423) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed December 21, 2020 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued October 20, 2011, permitted to 7,214 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 290K mcf of gas since March 2012, last reporting volume in September 2024.
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 Sep 2024 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 20, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,214
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 2020
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 290K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2020 THROUGH Sep 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 2020
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2024
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nautilus G-13-265039 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 290K | Mar 2012 – Sep 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 18(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1TEP Barnett USA, LLCDec 2020 → Sep 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 726556-97 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 3, 2012 | Oct 20, 2011 | Oct 28, 2020 | 9,000 |
| 726556-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Nov 9, 2011 | Oct 20, 2011 | — | 9,000 |
| 726556-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 18, 2011 | Oct 20, 2011 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 2020 | Nautilus G-13-265039 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Producing · shut in Oct 1, 2024 | 7,214 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 800 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,312 | 10,950 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,364 | 12.25 | 390 S |
| 5.5 | 14,779 | 8.75 | 1,570 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 | Feb 12, 2021 | Jan 26, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 2012 | Apr 17, 2012 | 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 42-251-34423 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-34423 → 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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