WELL · 42-439-31716 · DISTRICT 9
Lakes of Birds Fort #2H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Lakes Of Birds Fort #2H (API 42-439-31716) is a plugged horizontal well in Tarrant County, plugged February 8, 2012, last operated by Legend Natural Gas IV LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued July 26, 2006, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Range Production Company and has since transferred to Legend Natural Gas IV LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Range Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2015 · 136 permits on file · (281) 644-5900
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Legend Natural Gas IV LP |
| Production reports | Range Production Companythrough Apr 2008 |
| Latest permit | Range Production CompanyJul 26, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 26, 2006
- last permit issued
- May 5, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2007 THROUGH Feb 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 8, 2012
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes of Birds Fort G-13-248344 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Legend Natural Gas IV, LP | 1 | 0 | 46.2K | Jun 2007 – Feb 2012 |
| Lakes of Birds Fort G-13-248326 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Range Production Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2007 – Sep 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.
- 1Ops Group LimitedJul 2007 → Nov 2007
- 2Range Production CompanyApr 2008 → Apr 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 623175-97 | Drill | Range Production Company | May 2, 2008 | Jul 26, 2006 | Dec 31, 2006 | 9,800 |
| 623175-98 | Drill | Ops Group Limited | Jun 22, 2007 | Jul 26, 2006 | Dec 31, 2006 | 9,800 |
| 623175-99 | Drill | Star of Texas Energy Srvs, Inc. | Jul 25, 2006 | Jul 26, 2006 | Dec 31, 2006 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-248326 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-248344 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 468 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 5,305 | -4,837 |
| Marble Falls | 7,304 | -6,836 |
| Barnett | 7,828 | -7,360 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,828 | -7,360 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,769 | 11,731 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,830 | 13.5 | 790 S |
| 7.625 | 7,770 | 9.875 | 140 S |
| 7.625 | 7,774 | 9.875 | 140 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 | Jul 24, 2009 | May 8, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jul 20, 2009 | Nov 14, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-439-31716 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31716 → 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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