WELL · 42-439-30997 · DISTRICT 9
Fossil Hill #3 H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Fossil Hill #3 H (API 42-439-30997) is a plugged horizontal well in Tarrant County, plugged October 18, 2016, last operated by Expro Engineering Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued September 17, 2004, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Expro Engineering Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 60 permits on file · (817) 437-5007
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Expro Engineering Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Sep 2010 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Sep 17, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jul 2, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 246K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2005 THROUGH Oct 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 2, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 2016
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Hill G-13-210957 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Expro Engineering, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 246K | Jul 2005 – Oct 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Jul 2005 → Sep 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551153-97 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Mar 24, 2005 | Sep 17, 2004 | May 2, 2005 | 10,000 |
| 551153-98 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Mar 15, 2005 | Sep 17, 2004 | — | 10,000 |
| 551153-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Sep 17, 2004 | Sep 17, 2004 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-210957 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 730 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,864 | -6,134 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,035 | -6,305 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,385 | -6,655 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,400 | 8,962 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,260 | 12.25 | 495 S |
| 5.5 | 9,060 | 7.875 | 825 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 | Nov 30, 2005 | Sep 2, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-439-30997 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30997 → 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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