WELL · 42-439-31852 · DISTRICT 9
Royal Arch #1H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Royal Arch #1H (API 42-439-31852) is a plugged horizontal well in Tarrant County, plugged February 21, 2024, last operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 4 times), issued November 21, 2006, permitted to 13,000 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.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 371 permits on file · (877) 814-2034
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | TEP Barnett USA, LLCthrough Jul 2019 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Nov 21, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 5
- permits on file
- Nov 21, 2006
- last permit issued
- Dec 31, 2010
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2008 THROUGH Feb 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 31, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 21, 2024
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royal Arch G-13-246422 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.33M | Sep 2008 – Feb 2024 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 2010 → Oct 2014
- 2Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Jul 2017
- 3TEP Barnett USA, LLCAug 2017 → Jul 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 629371-95 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Sep 15, 2008 | Nov 21, 2006 | Aug 17, 2008 | 13,000 |
| 629371-96 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 21, 2008 | Nov 21, 2006 | Aug 17, 2008 | 13,000 |
| 629371-97 | Drill | Metroplex Barnett Shale LLC | Jul 29, 2008 | Nov 21, 2006 | Aug 17, 2008 | 13,000 |
| 629371-98 | Drill | Metroplex Barnett Shale LLC | Jan 2, 2007 | Nov 21, 2006 | — | 13,000 |
| 629371-99 | Drill | Harding Company | Nov 21, 2006 | Nov 21, 2006 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-246422 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 631 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,633 | 9,656 | Perforated |
| 8,633 | 10,926 | Perforated |
| 9,904 | 10,926 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,873 | 12.25 | 545 S |
| 5.5 | 11,039 | 8.75 | 885 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 | Aug 26, 2011 | Apr 28, 2011 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2009 | Jan 7, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 17, 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 42-439-31852 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31852 → 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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