TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · BREES LEASE · API 42-439-36281 · DISTRICT 7C
Brees #4H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Brees #4H (API 42-439-36281) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed October 8, 2012 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued September 29, 2011, permitted to 7,507 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 182K mcf of gas since March 2012, 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 Jun 2014 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Sep 29, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,507
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 8, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 182K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2012 THROUGH Jun 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 8, 2012
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brees G-13-265048 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 182K | Mar 2012 – Jun 2014 |
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.Oct 2012 → Jun 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 725136-97 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Feb 9, 2012 | Sep 29, 2011 | Mar 2, 2012 | 9,000 |
| 725136-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 17, 2012 | Sep 29, 2011 | Mar 2, 2012 | 9,000 |
| 725136-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Sep 27, 2011 | Sep 29, 2011 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 8, 2012 | Brees G-13-265048 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2014 | 7,507 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 594 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| AtokaATOKA LIME | 6,545 | -5,951 |
| Marble Falls | 7,106 | -6,512 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,239 | -6,645 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,277 | -6,683 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,710 | 8,317 | Perforated |
| 8,416 | 9,023 | Perforated |
| 9,122 | 9,729 | Perforated |
| 9,828 | 10,434 | Perforated |
| 10,533 | 11,140 | Perforated |
| 11,239 | 11,846 | Perforated |
| 11,945 | 12,552 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,401 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 12,638 | 8.75 | 330 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 | Jun 25, 2013 | Nov 9, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 2012 | Apr 19, 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 42-439-36281 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-36281 → 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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