TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · FORMAN LEASE · API 42-497-35828 · DISTRICT 7C
Forman #4H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Forman #4H (API 42-497-35828) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P., completed August 9, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 28, 2005, permitted to 8,720 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 18.9K barrels of oil and 562K mcf of gas since August 2005, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Apr 28, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,720
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 28, 2005
- last permit issued
- Aug 9, 2005
- completed
- 18.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 562K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 9, 2005
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forman G-13-217949 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 18.9K | 562K | Aug 2005 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,422 · prior 12 17,860(+14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Sep 2005 → Mar 2010
- 2Burlington Resources O & G Co LPApr 2010 → Jan 2016
- 3Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 561187-98 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | May 3, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | May 13, 2005 | 8,900 |
| 561187-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Apr 27, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | May 13, 2005 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 9, 2005 | Forman G-13-217949 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 8,720 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 936 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Atoka | 4,990 | -4,054 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,137 | -6,201 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,502 | -6,566 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,853 | 9,090 | Perforated |
| 9,582 | 9,918 | Perforated |
| 10,248 | 10,584 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 838 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 10,666 | 8.75 | 405 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 | Dec 7, 2006 | Nov 28, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 10, 2006 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 2, 2008. Cased hole, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett | TIFF | 834 to 8,120 | Oct 2, 2008run May 30, 2005 | 9.65 |
| SURVEYS CASED HOLESpans Barnett | TIFF | 8,083 to 10,668 | Sep 24, 2008run May 12, 2005 | 1.52 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-497-35828 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35828 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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