TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · ELKINS UNIT LEASE · API 42-439-30186 · DISTRICT 7C
Elkins Unit #3
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Elkins Unit #3 (API 42-439-30186) is a well in Tarrant County operated by Riverbirch Resources LLC, completed May 25, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 9, 2000, permitted to 7,180 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC and has since transferred to Riverbirch Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Burnett Shale, Barnett, Viola.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tulsa, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 7, 2026
- Phone
- (918) 417-0173
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Riverbirch Resources LLC |
| Production reports | BRG Lone Star Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCOct 9, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,180
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 2000
- last permit issued
- May 25, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.88M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 25, 2001
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkins Unit G-13-180912 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Riverbirch Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.88M | Nov 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 28,656 · prior 12 25,234(+14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Nov 2001 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Sep 2020
- 3BRG Lone Star Ltd.Oct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500433-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Oct 5, 2000 | Oct 9, 2000 | Nov 5, 2000 | 7,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 2001 | Elkins Unit G-13-180912 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Riverbirch Resources LLC | Producing | 7,180 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 768 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,467 | -5,699 |
| Burnett Shale | 6,784 | -6,016 |
| Barnett | 6,796 | -6,028 |
| Viola | 7,129 | -6,361 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 7,142 | -6,374 |
| Ellenburger | 7,142 | -6,374 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,784 | 7,030 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,115 | 12.25 | 545 S |
| 4.5 | 7,180 | 7.875 | 330 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 4, 2002 | Dec 31, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2001 | Aug 14, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-439-30186 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30186 → 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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