TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · HUDSON, R. A. LEASE · API 42-497-34581 · DISTRICT 7C
Hudson R. A. #4
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Field 14481600 · Newark, East (Barnett Shale)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Hudson R. A. #4 (API 42-497-34581) is a well in Wise County operated by Eagleridge Operating LLC, completed May 12, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 26, 2000, permitted to 7,400 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to Eagleridge Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestberg, Forestburg.
Its lease has reported 1.2M mcf of gas since October 2002, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 129
- Phone
- (214) 295-6704
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Eagleridge Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Eagleridge Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyOct 26, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 2000
- last permit issued
- May 12, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hudson, R. A. G-13-191987 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.2M | Oct 2002 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,271 · prior 12 10,453(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Merit Energy CompanyOct 2002 → Sep 2019
- 2Eagleridge Operating, LLCOct 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 501266-98 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Aug 7, 2002 | Oct 26, 2000 | Sep 4, 2002 | 8,000 |
| 501266-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Oct 26, 2000 | Oct 26, 2000 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2004 | Hudson R. A. G-13-191987 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating LLC | Producing | 7,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 842 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,586 | -5,744 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 6,931 | -6,089 |
| Forestberg | 6,988 | -6,146 |
| Forestburg | 6,988 | -6,146 |
| Barnett | 7,028 | -6,186 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,942 | 6,980 | Perforated |
| 6,942 | 7,220 | Perforated |
| 7,052 | 7,220 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,028 | 12.25 | 405 S |
| 5.5 | 7,400 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Oct 4, 2004 | Aug 5, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Feb 24, 2003 | Dec 2, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-497-34581 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34581 → 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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