WELL · 42-337-35284 · DISTRICT 9
Browning E Unit #5
Montague County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Browning E Unit #5 (API 42-337-35284) is a plugged horizontal well in Montague County, plugged May 23, 2018, last operated by U.S. Energy Development Corp.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 20, 2014, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wbh Energy Partners LLC and has since transferred to U.S. Energy Development Corp on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Brazos River, Bryson, Canyon, Cisco.
Operator of record
Permitted by WBH Energy Partners LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 5, 2026 · 225 permits on file · (800) 357-9165
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | U.S. Energy Development Corp |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | WBH Energy Partners LLCFeb 20, 2014 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 21, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2014 THROUGH May 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 21, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 23, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Browning E Unit G-13-278997 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | U.S. Energy Development Corp | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2014 – May 2018 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 778051-98 | Drill | WBH Energy Partners LLC | Aug 22, 2014 | Feb 20, 2014 | Mar 20, 2014 | 9,000 |
| 778051-99 | Drill | WBH Energy Partners LLC | Jan 23, 2014 | Feb 20, 2014 | Mar 19, 2014 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-278997 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,190 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brazos River | — | — |
| BrysonBRYSON SAND | — | — |
| CanyonCANYON SAND | — | — |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Palo Pinto | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
| Spanish Fort | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Trinity Water Sands - High Wash- | — | — |
| Undetermined - Gas Producing Zon | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 761 | 12.25 | 300 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Feb 2, 2016 | Oct 12, 2015 | 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 42-337-35284 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-337-35284 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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