TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · OLIVER "A" UNIT LEASE · API 42-439-31103 · DISTRICT 7C
Oliver a Unit #5 H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Oliver A Unit #5 H (API 42-439-31103) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Riverbirch Resources LLC, completed May 14, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 11, 2005, permitted to 6,771 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 5.21M mcf of gas since May 2005, last reporting volume in April 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCJan 11, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,771
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 14, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.21M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 14, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oliver "a" Unit G-13-209466 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Riverbirch Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 5.21M | May 2005 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 94,315 · prior 12 102,505(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *May 2005 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556033-98 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Mar 17, 2005 | Jan 11, 2005 | — | 8,900 |
| 556033-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Jan 11, 2005 | Jan 11, 2005 | — | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 2005 | Oliver a Unit G-13-209466 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Riverbirch Resources LLC | Producing | 6,771 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 706 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,383 | -5,677 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,672 | -5,966 |
| Viola | 6,970 | -6,264 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,050 | 9,578 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,108 | 12.25 | 545 S |
| 5.5 | 9,863 | 7.875 | 930 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 26, 2005 | Jun 9, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 20, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-439-31103 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31103 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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