WELL · 42-497-36552 · DISTRICT 9
Carter #2H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Carter #2H (API 42-497-36552) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Riverbirch Resources LLC, completed October 21, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 9, 2008, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Western Chief Operating, L.L.C. and has since transferred to Riverbirch Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tulsa, OK · P-5 Y, filed May 7, 2026 · (918) 417-0173
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Riverbirch Resources LLC |
| Production reports | BRG Lone Star Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.Jun 9, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 9, 2008
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 2009
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.22M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter G-13-256862 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Riverbirch Resources, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.22M | Oct 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 31,046 · prior 12 33,992(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Western Chief Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2009 → May 2016
- 2BRG Lone Star Ltd.Jun 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 661876-98 | Drill | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C. | Jun 24, 2009 | Jun 9, 2008 | Jul 23, 2009 | 8,000 |
| 661876-99 | Drill | Western Chief Operating, L.L.C. | May 13, 2008 | Jun 9, 2008 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-256862 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 912 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,878 | -5,966 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,200 | -6,288 |
| Forestburg | 7,270 | -6,358 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,476 | -6,564 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,050 | 10,052 | Perforated |
| 10,125 | 10,127 | Perforated |
| 10,197 | 10,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 524 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 5.5 | 10,275 | 7.875 | 890 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 19, 2010 | Jan 14, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 12, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-497-36552 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36552 → 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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