WELL · 42-439-31737 · DISTRICT 9
Edwards #3H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Edwards #3H (API 42-439-31737) is a plugged horizontal well in Tarrant County, plugged May 9, 2018, last operated by Vargas Energy Ltd..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 11, 2006, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Plover Production Company and has since transferred to Vargas Energy Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Operator of record
Permitted by Plover Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 19 permits on file · (817) 929-0760
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vargas Energy Ltd. |
| Production reports | Vargas Energy, Ltd.through Nov 2010 |
| Latest permit | Plover Production CompanyAug 11, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 2006
- last permit issued
- Nov 2, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 314K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2006 THROUGH May 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 2, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 9, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards G-13-226737 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Vargas Energy, Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 314K | Oct 2006 – May 2018 |
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.
- 1Vargas Energy, Ltd.Oct 2006 → Nov 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 624201-99 | Drill | Plover Production Company | Aug 10, 2006 | Aug 11, 2006 | Aug 17, 2006 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-226737 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 757 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 2,080 | -1,323 |
| Atoka | 5,080 | -4,323 |
| Marble Falls | 6,580 | -5,823 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,806 | -6,049 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,970 | 7,378 | Perforated |
| 7,654 | 8,066 | Perforated |
| 8,310 | 8,712 | Perforated |
| 8,961 | 9,378 | Perforated |
| 9,636 | 10,046 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,125 | 12.25 | 405 S |
| 5.5 | 10,105 | 8.75 | 1,430 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 | May 29, 2007 | Feb 14, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-439-31737 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31737 → 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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