WELL · 42-439-31111 · DISTRICT 9
Hinton-Melvin Unit #1 H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Hinton-Melvin Unit #1 H (API 42-439-31111) is a plugged horizontal well in Tarrant County, plugged December 19, 2007, last operated by Chief Oil & Gas LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 18, 2005, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC ** and has since transferred to Chief Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC **; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 5, 2017 · 43 permits on file · (866) 947-6447
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chief Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Chief Operating LLCthrough Mar 2007 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLC **Feb 18, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 18, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 7, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2006 THROUGH Dec 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 7, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 19, 2007
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hinton-Melvin Unit G-13-217686 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 21.4K | May 2006 – Dec 2007 |
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.
- 1Chief Operating LLCAug 2006 → Mar 2007
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556453-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC ** | Jan 19, 2005 | Feb 18, 2005 | Mar 20, 2005 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-217686 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 758 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 4,940 | -4,182 |
| Big SalineBIG SALINE(MD) | 4,940 | -4,182 |
| Marble Falls | 6,930 | -6,172 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS(MD) | 6,930 | -6,172 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,340 | -6,582 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE(MD) | 7,340 | -6,582 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,885 | 7,575 | Perforated |
| 7,885 | 9,575 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,289 | 12.25 | 630 S |
| 5.5 | 10,033 | 7.875 | 350 S |
| — | 10,033 | 7.875 | 7,400 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 350 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 | Apr 20, 2007 | Apr 2, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Feb 5, 2007 | May 30, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-439-31111 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31111 → 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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