TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · DCCO 3 LEASE · API 42-121-30614 · DISTRICT 7C
Dcco 3 #5
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Dcco 3 #5 (API 42-121-30614) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed April 3, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 28, 1995, permitted to 8,285 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Parks, Caddo, Daley, Morris.
Its lease has reported 32 barrels of oil and 1.75M mcf of gas since November 1995, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 143
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett, LLCthrough Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationAug 28, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,285
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 28, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 3, 2002
- completed
- 32
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.75M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JAN 1996 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 3, 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dcco 3 G-13-156795 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 32 | 1.75M | Nov 1995 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,585 · prior 12 15,212(-17%)
Wells named Dcco 3
BKV Barnett LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Denton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1996 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2020
- 5BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 439305-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Aug 25, 1995 | Aug 28, 1995 | Sep 4, 1995 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 3, 2002 | Dcco 3 G-13-156795 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 8,285 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 728 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,583 | 7,661 | Perforated |
| 7,871 | 8,175 | Perforated |
| 7,874 | 7,910 | Perforated |
| 7,960 | 7,978 | Perforated |
| 8,008 | 8,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,093 | 12.25 | 675 S |
| 4.5 | 8,283 | 7.875 | 640 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 | Jun 10, 2026 | Nov 13, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2002 | May 16, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Mar 6, 1996 | Jan 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 7, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-121-30614 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30614 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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