TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · BARNETT, BILLY JOE "A" LEASE · API 42-121-30905 · DISTRICT 7C
Barnett Billy Joe A #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Barnett Billy Joe A #1 (API 42-121-30905) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed May 12, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 18, 2001, permitted to 8,200 ft.
It was permitted by Tejas Western Corp. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg, Viola.
Its lease has reported 10.2K barrels of oil and 390K mcf of gas since May 2001, last reporting volume in October 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tejas Western Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett II LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett II, LLCthrough Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | Tejas Western Corp.Jan 18, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2001
- last permit issued
- May 12, 2001
- completed
- 10.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 390K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · SEP 2001 THROUGH OCT 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 2001
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett, Billy Joe "A" G-13-183309 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 10.2K | 390K | May 2001 – Oct 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Wells named Barnett Billy Joe A
BKV Barnett II 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.
- 1Tejas Western Corp.Sep 2001 → Oct 2003
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Nov 2003 → Dec 2011
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
- 4Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Oct 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504251-99 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Jan 18, 2001 | Jan 18, 2001 | Mar 19, 2001 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2001 | Barnett Billy Joe A G-13-183309 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2023 | 8,200 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 802 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,096 | -6,294 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,402 | -6,600 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,467 | -6,665 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,768 | -6,966 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 8,178 | -7,376 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,408 | 7,464 | Perforated |
| 7,772 | 8,108 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 863 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 5.5 | 8,136 | 7.875 | 580 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 | Sep 6, 2001 | Jun 27, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 30, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-121-30905 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30905 → 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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