WELL · 42-439-36132 · DISTRICT 9
Viper #9H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Viper #9H (API 42-439-36132) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Gha Barnett LLC, completed March 11, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 8, 2011, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Newark Energy LLC and has since transferred to Gha Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newark Energy LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Irving, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 114 permits on file · (888) 437-4128
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Gha Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | Gha Barnett, LLCthrough Oct 2017 |
| Latest permit | Newark Energy LLCAug 8, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 8, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 11, 2013
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.18M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 11, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viper G-13-263554 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Gha Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.18M | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Newark E&P Operating, LLCMar 2013 → Mar 2015
- 2Beacon E&P Company, LLCApr 2015 → Feb 2016
- 3Gha Barnett, LLCMar 2016 → Oct 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 721552-97 | Drill | Newark Energy LLC | Sep 20, 2011 | Aug 8, 2011 | Oct 13, 2011 | 9,500 |
| 721552-98 | Drill | Newark Energy LLC | Sep 14, 2011 | Aug 8, 2011 | — | 9,500 |
| 721552-99 | Drill | Newark Energy LLC | Aug 3, 2011 | Aug 8, 2011 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-263554 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 508 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 7,596 | -7,088 |
| Atoka | 7,676 | -7,168 |
| Marble Falls | 8,153 | -7,645 |
| Marble Falls | 8,160 | -7,652 |
| Barnett | 8,670 | -8,162 |
| Barnett | 8,690 | -8,182 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,134 | 13,760 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,041 | 12.25 | 762 S |
| 5.5 | 13,820 | 8.75 | 1,997 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 | Nov 5, 2014 | Mar 27, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Sep 3, 2013 | Apr 9, 2013 | — |
| 00 | May 30, 2012 | Jan 26, 2012 | 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 42-439-36132 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-36132 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/43936132, documented in the API reference.