TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · MURRIN BEAR CREEK LEASE · API 42-439-32146 · DISTRICT 7C
Murrin Bear Creek #5H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Murrin Bear Creek #5H (API 42-439-32146) is a plugged horizontal well in Tarrant County, plugged November 18, 2025, last operated by Formentera Operations LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 24, 2007, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Formentera Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 8 barrels of oil and 1.51M mcf of gas since September 2007, last reporting volume in January 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 93
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLCthrough Jan 2024 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 24, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 2007
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 2007
- completed
- 8
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.51M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2007 THROUGH Jan 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 18, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Murrin Bear Creek G-13-235159 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | 1 | 8 | 1.51M | Sep 2007 – Jan 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Sep 2007 → Apr 2018
- 2FDL Operating, LLCMay 2018 → Dec 2021
- 3Venado Operating Company LLCJan 2022 → Mar 2022
- 4Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLCApr 2022 → Jan 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637266-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Apr 17, 2007 | Apr 24, 2007 | Jun 25, 2007 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 20, 2007 | Murrin Bear Creek G-13-235159 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 861 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,526 | -5,665 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 6,546 | -5,685 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 6,585 | -5,724 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 6,585 | -5,724 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,249 | 7,452 | Perforated |
| 7,579 | 7,782 | Perforated |
| 7,909 | 8,112 | Perforated |
| 8,239 | 8,442 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,096 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 8,535 | 8.5 | 960 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 | Jan 31, 2009 | Dec 3, 2008 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2008 | Nov 1, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 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 42-439-32146 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-32146 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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