TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · WEST HOWELL LEASE · API 42-439-34586 · DISTRICT 7C
West Howell #1H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
West Howell #1H (API 42-439-34586) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed April 8, 2011 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 5 times), issued October 5, 2009, permitted to 8,716 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.
Its lease has reported 248K mcf of gas since May 2010, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 10, 2026
- Permits on file
- 371
- Phone
- (817) 720-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TEP Barnett USA LLC |
| Production reports | TEP Barnett USA, LLCthrough Feb 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 5, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,716
- total depth, ft
- 6
- permits on file
- Oct 5, 2009
- last permit issued
- Apr 8, 2011
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 248K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2011 THROUGH Feb 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 8, 2011
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2013
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Howell G-13-257292 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 248K | May 2010 – Feb 2013 |
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.Apr 2011 → Feb 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 685751-93 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 19, 2010 | Oct 5, 2009 | Apr 22, 2010 | 9,000 |
| 685751-94 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 12, 2010 | Oct 5, 2009 | — | 9,000 |
| 685751-95 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Apr 7, 2010 | Oct 5, 2009 | — | 9,000 |
| 685751-97 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 26, 2010 | Oct 5, 2009 | — | 9,000 |
| 685751-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 16, 2009 | Oct 5, 2009 | — | 9,000 |
| 685751-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 2, 2009 | Oct 5, 2009 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 8, 2011 | West Howell G-13-257292 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2013 | 8,716 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 586 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,082 | 13,666 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,064 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 13,765 | 8.75 | 2,350 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 | Nov 29, 2011 | May 13, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 2010 | Jul 29, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-439-34586 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-34586 → 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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