TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · MERCADO LEASE · API 42-439-31474 · DISTRICT 7C
Mercado #1H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Mercado #1H (API 42-439-31474) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed March 8, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 12, 2006, permitted to 7,110 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Atoka, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 1.56M mcf of gas since March 2007, last reporting volume in January 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; 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 Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 12, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,110
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 2006
- last permit issued
- Mar 8, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2007 THROUGH Jan 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 8, 2007
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercado G-13-239539 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.56M | Mar 2007 – Jan 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,664 · prior 12 49,644(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Mar 2007 → Oct 2014
- 2Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Apr 2015 → Jul 2017
- 3TEP Barnett USA, LLCAug 2017 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 612361-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 2, 2007 | Jan 12, 2006 | Dec 30, 2006 | 9,000 |
| 612361-99 | Drill | Dale Operating Company | Jan 12, 2006 | Jan 12, 2006 | Dec 30, 2006 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 8, 2007 | Mercado G-13-239539 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 2026 | 7,110 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 535 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,290 | 8,047 | Perforated |
| 8,295 | 9,052 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,165 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 5.5 | 9,165 | 8.75 | 1,110 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 | Oct 11, 2008 | May 15, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 4, 2008 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 26, 2010. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Atoka, Barnett | TIFF | 1,164 to 7,564 | Jan 26, 2010run Jan 13, 2007 | 7.67 |
| RESISTIVITYSpans Atoka, Barnett | TIFF | 1,164 to 7,574 | Jan 26, 2010run Jan 13, 2007 | 8.88 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-439-31474 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31474 → 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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