TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · VALLEY WEST LEASE · API 42-439-36826 · DISTRICT 7C
Valley West #4H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Valley West #4H (API 42-439-36826) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Tep Barnett USA LLC, completed April 29, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued July 19, 2013, permitted to 6,795 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 248 barrels of oil and 2.52M mcf of gas since October 2013, last reporting volume in 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 19, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,795
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 2013
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 2014
- completed
- 248
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.52M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2014 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 2014
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Valley West G-13-271256 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA, LLC | 1 | 248 | 2.52M | Oct 2013 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 117,669 · prior 12 111,851(+5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 2014 → Oct 2014
- 2Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Nov 2014 → Jul 2017
- 3TEP Barnett USA, LLCAug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 766660-96 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 7, 2014 | Jul 19, 2013 | — | 9,000 |
| 766660-97 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 27, 2013 | Jul 19, 2013 | Oct 13, 2013 | 9,000 |
| 766660-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Aug 19, 2013 | Jul 19, 2013 | Oct 13, 2013 | 9,000 |
| 766660-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 18, 2013 | Jul 19, 2013 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2014 | Valley West G-13-271256 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | TEP Barnett USA LLC | Producing | 6,795 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 689 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| AtokaBASAL ATOKA | 6,318 | -5,629 |
| Marble Falls | 6,590 | -5,901 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 6,632 | -5,943 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,300 | 12,525 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,050 | 12.25 | 320 S |
| 5.5 | 12,793 | 7.875 | 1,250 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 16, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2014 | Jan 23, 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 42-439-36826 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-36826 → 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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