TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · LABC SOUTH LEASE · API 42-439-36773 · DISTRICT 7C
Labc South #4H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Labc South #4H (API 42-439-36773) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed December 1, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued April 11, 2013, permitted to 7,422 ft.
It was permitted by Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC and has since transferred to Tep Barnett USA LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Barnett, Atoka, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 2.6M mcf of gas since August 2014, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC; 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 Apr 2023 |
| Latest permit | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLCApr 11, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,422
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 2013
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.6M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2015 THROUGH Apr 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 2015
- Shut in
- May 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labc South G-13-275689 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.6M | Aug 2014 – Apr 2023 |
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.
- 1Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLCNov 2015 → Oct 2017
- 2Sage Natural Resources LLCNov 2017 → Apr 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 760279-97 | Drill | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC | Jun 25, 2014 | Apr 11, 2013 | Jul 16, 2014 | 8,500 |
| 760279-98 | Drill | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC | May 1, 2014 | Apr 11, 2013 | Jul 16, 2014 | 8,500 |
| 760279-99 | Drill | Vantage Fort Worth Energy LLC | Apr 8, 2013 | Apr 11, 2013 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2015 | Labc South G-13-275689 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Producing · shut in May 1, 2023 | 7,422 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 608 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 5,187 | -4,579 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE - MAY BE PRORATED | 5,339 | -4,731 |
| Atoka | 7,297 | -6,689 |
| Marble Falls | 7,463 | -6,855 |
| Barnett | 7,488 | -6,880 |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,955 | 15,279 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,702 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 7 | 5,730 | 8.75 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 15,320 | 6.125 | 985 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 | Feb 11, 2016 | Dec 29, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 2015 | May 4, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Feb 4, 2015 | Oct 31, 2014 | 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 42-439-36773 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-36773 → 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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