WELL · 42-497-34845 · DISTRICT 9
Fortenberry #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Fortenberry #1 (API 42-497-34845) is a well in Wise County operated by HW Operating LLC, completed May 3, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 16, 2002, permitted to 8,800 ft.
It was permitted by P. L. O. and has since transferred to HW Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Barnett, Forestburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by P. L. O.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 41 permits on file · (940) 631-4008
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | HW Operating LLC |
| Production reports | HW Operating, LLCthrough Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | P. L. O.Jan 16, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 3, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 389K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortenberry G-13-189624 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | HW Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 389K | May 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 677(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1P. L. O.May 2002 → Jun 2013
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Mar 2005 → Mar 2005
- 3HW Operating, LLCJul 2013 → Jul 2024
Permits
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-189624 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 977 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 8,050 | -7,073 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 8,060 | -7,083 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 8,300 | -7,323 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,300 | 8,720 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 843 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 5.5 | 8,750 | 7.875 | 180 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 | Aug 14, 2002 | Jul 3, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 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 42-497-34845 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34845 → 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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