TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · BURKHALTER, EWELL LEASE · API 42-121-31059 · DISTRICT 7C
Burkhalter Ewell #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Burkhalter Ewell #3 (API 42-121-31059) is a plugged well in Denton County, plugged April 22, 2026, last operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 21, 2001, permitted to 8,999 ft.
It was permitted by Dallas Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cordell, Marble Falls, Viola.
Its lease has reported 11K barrels of oil and 417K mcf of gas since December 2001, last reporting volume in November 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dallas Production, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 292-9510
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Nov 2024 |
| Latest permit | Dallas Production, Inc.Jun 21, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 21, 2001
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 2001
- completed
- 11K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 417K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2001 THROUGH Nov 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 22, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burkhalter, Ewell G-13-186738 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 11K | 417K | Dec 2001 – Nov 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 64(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Dec 2001 → Jan 2002
- 2Hess, Jerry Operating Co.Feb 2002 → Mar 2004
- 3Burlington Resources O & G Co LPApr 2004 → Oct 2018
- 4Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Nov 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 510564-99 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Jun 21, 2001 | Jun 21, 2001 | Aug 24, 2001 | 8,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2001 | Burkhalter Ewell G-13-186738 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 777 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cordell | 6,180 | -5,403 |
| Marble Falls | 7,564 | -6,787 |
| Viola | 8,782 | -8,005 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,912 | 8,034 | Perforated |
| 8,148 | 8,750 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,060 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,845 | 7.875 | 470 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 | Apr 22, 2002 | Jan 28, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-121-31059 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31059 → 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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