TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · MURRIN BEAR CREEK LEASE · API 42-439-36587 · DISTRICT 7C
Murrin Bear Creek #8H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Murrin Bear Creek #8H (API 42-439-36587) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Formentera Operations LLC, completed April 4, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 19, 2012, permitted to 6,579 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 857 barrels of oil and 5.3M mcf of gas since February 2013, last reporting volume in August 2026.
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 (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 95
- Phone
- (512) 514-5779
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Formentera Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Formentera Operations LLCthrough Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Mar 19, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,579
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 2012
- last permit issued
- Apr 4, 2022
- completed
- 857
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FEB 2013 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 4, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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-13-269384 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | 1 | 857 | 5.3M | Feb 2013 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 234,038 · prior 12 254,110(-8%)
Wells named Murrin Bear Creek
Formentera Operations LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Tarrant County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| Formentera Operations LLC | Dec 1, 2025 | today |
| Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLC | Apr 5, 2022 | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Venado Operating Company LLC | Jan 1, 2022 | Apr 5, 2022 |
| FDL Operating, LLC | Jun 1, 2018 | Jan 1, 2022 |
| Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Feb 1, 2013 | Jun 1, 2018 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Feb 2013 → Apr 2018
- 2FDL Operating, LLCMay 2018 → Dec 2021
- 3Venado Operating Company LLCJan 2022 → Mar 2022
- 4Javelin Energy Partners Mgmt LLCApr 2022 → Nov 2025
- 5Formentera Operations LLCDec 2025 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 735518-98 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Apr 3, 2013 | Mar 19, 2012 | Dec 4, 2012 | 9,000 |
| 735518-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Mar 7, 2012 | Mar 19, 2012 | Dec 4, 2012 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2022 | Murrin Bear Creek G-13-269384 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Formentera Operations LLC | Producing | 6,579 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 732 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,457 | -5,725 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 6,509 | -5,777 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 6,538 | -5,806 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,725 | 13,489 | Perforated |
| 6,725 | 13,489 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 967 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 5.5 | 13,608 | 8.5 | 2,000 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 8, 2022 | Oct 4, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Aug 21, 2013 | Feb 21, 2013 | 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 42-439-36587 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-36587 → 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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