WELL · 42-497-35667 · DISTRICT 9
Fortenberry Unit #3H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Fortenberry Unit #3H (API 42-497-35667) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Aruba Petroleum Inc., completed August 20, 2014.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2004 and 2014, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 16 formation tops, including Barnett, Marble Falls, Forestburg, Atoka.
Its 3 leases have reported 2.61K barrels of oil and 1.46M mcf of gas since July 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 8, 2022 · 427 permits on file · (940) 390-5604
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Aruba Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Eagleridge Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Aruba Petroleum, Inc.May 28, 2014 |
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
- May 28, 2014
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 2014
- completed
- 2.61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.46M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fortenberry "a" Unit G-13-210473 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 237K | Jul 2005 – Jul 2026 |
| Fortenberry Unit G-13-278527 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Eagleridge Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.08M | May 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Fortenberry Unit O-13-33146 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 2.61K | 138K | Aug 2014 – Jan 2016 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 63,357 · prior 12 42,849(+48%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ebs Oil & Gas Partners Op.co.,lpJul 2005 → May 2006
- 2Westside Energy Op. Co., LPJun 2006 → Jun 2008
- 3Crusader Energy Group, LLCJul 2008 → Jul 2008
- 4Crusader Energy Group Inc.Aug 2008 → Feb 2010
- 5Jones Energy, Ltd.Mar 2010 → Sep 2011
- 6Newark E&P Operating, LLCOct 2011 → Feb 2014
- 7Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Mar 2014 → Apr 2017
- 8Eagleridge Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 784743-99 | Recompletion | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Apr 15, 2014 | May 28, 2014 | Jun 12, 2014 | 9,000 |
| 550175-99 | Drill | Ebs Oil & Gas Partners Op.co.,lp | Aug 26, 2004 | Aug 27, 2004 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-210473 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-13-278527 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-33146 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 988 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,450 | -6,462 |
| Marble Falls | 7,520 | -6,532 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,741 | -6,753 |
| Forestburg | 7,792 | -6,804 |
| Forestburg | 7,852 | -6,864 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 8,254 | -7,266 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGLOMERATE | — | — |
| Brazos River | — | — |
| BrysonBRYSON SAND | — | — |
| Caddo | — | — |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Mississipian | — | — |
| Overcharged Disposal Zone - Alvo | — | — |
| Overcharged Disposal Zone - Chic | — | — |
| StrawnSTRAWN - 4300 IN BOONESVILLE BEN | — | — |
| Undetermined - Gas Producing Zon | — | — |
| Valera | — | — |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,030 | 8,602 | Perforated |
| 8,950 | 11,444 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,005 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 8.625 | 1,050 | 12.25 | 490 S |
| 5.5 | 8,750 | 7.875 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 11,469 | 8.875 | 758 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 | Dec 7, 2015 | May 21, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Feb 11, 2015 | Oct 13, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 2005 | Jul 26, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-497-35667 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35667 → 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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