WELL · 42-497-34921 · DISTRICT 9
Orin Fortenberry Gas Unit #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Orin Fortenberry Gas Unit #1 (API 42-497-34921) is a well in Wise County operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P., completed May 29, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 3, 2002, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by U. S. Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by U. S. Operating, 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 Feb 2025 |
| Latest permit | U. S. Operating, Inc.Apr 3, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 3, 2002
- last permit issued
- May 29, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 217K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 2002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orin Fortenberry Gas Unit G-13-189579 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 217K | May 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,084(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1U. S. Operating, Inc.Jun 2002 → May 2005
- 2Sanders Oil & Gas, Ltd.Jun 2005 → Aug 2010
- 3Burlington Resources O & G Co LPSep 2010 → Jul 2018
- 4Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Feb 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518737-99 | Drill | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Apr 2, 2002 | Apr 3, 2002 | Apr 24, 2002 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-189579 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 960 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,444 | -6,484 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,765 | -6,805 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,464 | 8,710 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 898 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 5.5 | 8,820 | 7.875 | 310 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 20, 2002 | Jul 1, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 30, 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 42-497-34921 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34921 → 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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