WELL · 42-497-36507 · DISTRICT 9
Forman B #4H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Forman B #4H (API 42-497-36507) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc., completed May 27, 2008.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 2008, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnette, Barnette Lower.
Its 2 leases have reported 49.2K barrels of oil and 2.12M mcf of gas since August 2007, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Permits on file
- 3,078
- Phone
- (303) 623-2300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Apr 12, 2008 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2008
- last permit issued
- May 27, 2008
- completed
- 49.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 27, 2008
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forman B O-13-31025 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 4 | 29.7K | 1.99M | Aug 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Forman "B" O-13-31056 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 1 | 19.5K | 134K | May 2008 – Jul 2009 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 25,134 · prior 12 43,127(-42%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 39 · prior 12 113(-65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Oct 2007 → Mar 2010
- 2Burlington Resources O & G Co LPMay 2010 → Sep 2018
- 3Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658542-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Apr 1, 2008 | Apr 12, 2008 | Apr 17, 2008 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-31025 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-31056 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 960 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,487 | -6,527 |
| Barnette | 7,670 | -6,710 |
| Barnette Lower | 8,264 | -7,304 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,659 | 9,060 | Perforated |
| 9,191 | 9,592 | Perforated |
| 9,732 | 10,124 | Perforated |
| 10,255 | 10,656 | Perforated |
| 10,787 | 11,188 | Perforated |
| 11,319 | 11,720 | Perforated |
| 11,909 | 11,910 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 919 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 5.5 | 11,934 | 8.75 | 1,160 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 | Oct 31, 2008 | Jul 2, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 2008 | Jul 2, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-497-36507 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36507 → 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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