WELL · 42-439-31825 · DISTRICT 9
Lakes of Birds Fort #8H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Lakes Of Birds Fort #8H (API 42-439-31825) is a plugged horizontal well in Tarrant County, plugged February 21, 2012, last operated by Legend Natural Gas IV LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued November 14, 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 2 formation tops, including Barnett, Viola.
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 Aug 2009 |
| Latest permit | Range Production CompanyMay 23, 2008 |
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
- 4
- permits on file
- May 23, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 8, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 42.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2008 THROUGH Feb 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 8, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 21, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lakes of Birds Fort G-13-236958 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Legend Natural Gas IV, LP | 1 | 0 | 42.9K | Jan 2008 – Feb 2012 |
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.
- 1Range Production CompanyJun 2008 → Aug 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 628922-96 | Drill | Range Production Company | May 2, 2008 | May 23, 2008 | Jul 28, 2007 | 9,800 |
| 628922-97 | Drill | Ops Group Limited | Jul 9, 2007 | Nov 14, 2006 | Jul 28, 2007 | 9,800 |
| 628922-98 | Drill | Ops Group Limited | Jun 22, 2007 | Nov 14, 2006 | — | 9,800 |
| 628922-99 | Drill | Star of Texas Energy Srvs, Inc. | Nov 13, 2006 | Nov 14, 2006 | — | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-236958 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 469 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,865 | 12,075 | Open hole |
| 9,832 | 10,035 | Perforated |
| 10,232 | 10,435 | Perforated |
| 10,632 | 10,835 | Perforated |
| 11,032 | 11,235 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,746 | 12.25 | 620 S |
| 7 | 8,865 | 8.75 | 515 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 | Dec 17, 2009 | Mar 26, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 2009 | Nov 13, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 2009 | Jan 28, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-439-31825 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31825 → 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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