WELL · 42-497-34726 · DISTRICT 9
Forman #3
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Forman #3 (API 42-497-34726) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged June 24, 2022, last operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 10, 2001, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Bravo Natural Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bravo Natural Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 292-9510
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Jan 2019 |
| Latest permit | Bravo Natural Resources, Inc.Jan 10, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 2002
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 159K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2001 THROUGH Oct 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 24, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forman G-13-188136 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 159K | Sep 2001 – Oct 2022 |
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.
- 1Bravo Natural Resources, Inc.Sep 2001 → Oct 2001
- 2Aec Oil & Gas (USA) Inc.Feb 2002 → Mar 2002
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Apr 2002 → Mar 2010
- 4Burlington Resources O & G Co LPMay 2010 → Oct 2018
- 5Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Jan 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 511273-98 | Drill | Bravo Natural Resources, Inc. | Jan 10, 2002 | Jan 10, 2002 | Jul 12, 2001 | 9,000 |
| 511273-99 | Drill | Bravo Natural Resources, Inc. | Jul 10, 2001 | Jul 10, 2001 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-188136 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,039 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 6,296 | -5,257 |
| Caddo | 6,593 | -5,554 |
| Marble Falls | 7,008 | -5,969 |
| Marble Falls | 7,549 | -6,510 |
| Barnett | 7,765 | -6,726 |
| Barnett | 7,977 | -6,938 |
| Viola | 8,853 | -7,814 |
| Viola | 8,855 | -7,816 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,250 | 8,840 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 932 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 8,940 | 7.875 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 16, 2006 | Jan 19, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2002 | Jan 9, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 24, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-497-34726 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34726 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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