TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · CARTER "A" LEASE · API 42-439-31120 · DISTRICT 7C
Carter A #1H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Carter A #1H (API 42-439-31120) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed July 21, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 27, 2005, permitted to 7,186 ft.
It was permitted by Dale Operating Company and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 1.46M mcf of gas since July 2005, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dale Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 371
- Phone
- (817) 720-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | TEP Barnett USA, LLCthrough May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Dale Operating CompanyJan 27, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,186
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jul 21, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH May 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 21, 2005
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2020
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter "A" G-13-212594 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.46M | Jul 2005 – May 2020 |
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.
- 1Dale Operating CompanyAug 2005 → Aug 2006
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 2006 → Oct 2014
- 3Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Jul 2017
- 4TEP Barnett USA, LLCAug 2017 → May 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556887-98 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Oct 18, 2005 | Jan 27, 2005 | Apr 13, 2005 | 9,000 |
| 556887-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Jan 27, 2005 | Jan 27, 2005 | Apr 11, 2005 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 21, 2005 | Carter A G-13-212594 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Producing · shut in Jun 1, 2020 | 7,186 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 510 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 6,158 | -5,648 |
| Marble Falls | 6,632 | -6,122 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,045 | -6,535 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,148 | 8,158 | Perforated |
| 8,744 | 8,754 | Perforated |
| 9,310 | 9,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,296 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 9,454 | 8.75 | 770 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 | Jan 20, 2006 | Oct 20, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 12, 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 42-439-31120 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31120 → 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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