TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · JONES LEASE · API 42-121-30913 · DISTRICT 7C
Jones #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Jones #3 (API 42-121-30913) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed October 23, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 6, 2001, permitted to 8,560 ft.
It was permitted by Republic Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 1.84K barrels of oil and 412K mcf of gas since October 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Republic Energy Inc.; 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 Sep 2020 |
| Latest permit | Republic Energy Inc.Feb 6, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,560
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 6, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 2001
- completed
- 1.84K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 412K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · NOV 2001 THROUGH SEP 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 2001
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2020
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones G-13-186341 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 1.84K | 412K | Oct 2001 – Sep 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Jones
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.
- 1Republic Energy Inc.Nov 2001 → Feb 2003
- 2Winchester Production CompanyMar 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Dec 2011
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
- 5Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Sep 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504870-99 | Drill | Republic Energy Inc. | Feb 2, 2001 | Feb 6, 2001 | Sep 25, 2001 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2001 | Jones G-13-186341 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2020 | 8,560 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 790 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,650 | -3,860 |
| Marble Falls | 6,400 | -5,610 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,450 | -6,660 |
| Viola | 8,525 | -7,735 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,770 | 7,838 | Perforated |
| 8,102 | 8,130 | Perforated |
| 8,234 | 8,458 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,079 | 12.25 | 490 S |
| 5.5 | 8,547 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Jan 29, 2002 | Dec 27, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-121-30913 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-30913 → 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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