TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · ELKINS UNIT LEASE · API 42-439-30458 · DISTRICT 7C
Elkins Unit #8
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Directional
Elkins Unit #8 (API 42-439-30458) is a well in Tarrant County operated by Riverbirch Resources LLC, completed June 14, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued May 31, 2002, permitted to 7,231 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC and has since transferred to Riverbirch Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 1.39M mcf of gas since June 2003, last reporting volume in August 2026.
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 | Riverbirch Resources, LLCthrough Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCMay 31, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,231
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 31, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUN 2003 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 2003
- 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 AUG 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-13-196326 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Riverbirch Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.39M | Jun 2003 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,193 · prior 12 22,210(-27%)
Wells named Elkins Unit
Riverbirch Resources LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Tarrant 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.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Jun 2003 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Sep 2020
- 3BRG Lone Star Ltd.Oct 2020 → Apr 2026
- 4Riverbirch Resources, LLCMay 2026 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520531-97 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Mar 25, 2003 | May 31, 2002 | May 2, 2003 | 8,000 |
| 520531-98 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Jun 24, 2002 | May 31, 2002 | — | 8,000 |
| 520531-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | May 31, 2002 | May 31, 2002 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 14, 2003 | Elkins Unit G-13-196326 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Riverbirch Resources LLC | Producing | 7,231 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 770 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,442 | -5,672 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,750 | -5,980 |
| Viola | 7,096 | -6,326 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,756 | 6,982 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,156 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 7,221 | 7.875 | 430 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 | Sep 19, 2003 | Jul 7, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-439-30458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30458 → 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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