TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · MCKELVEY, CLARK W. FLP LEASE · API 42-121-31135 · DISTRICT 7C
McKelvey Clark W. FLP #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Mckelvey Clark W. Flp #3 (API 42-121-31135) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed February 9, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 2001, permitted to 8,037 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 8 barrels of oil and 248K mcf of gas since February 2002, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC; 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 Nov 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCAug 10, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,037
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 2001
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 2002
- completed
- 8
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 248K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FEB 2002 THROUGH NOV 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 2002
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2013
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKelvey, Clark W. FLP G-13-188319 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 8 | 248K | Feb 2002 – Nov 2013 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named McKelvey Clark W. FLP
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.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Feb 2002 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Nov 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512468-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Aug 10, 2001 | Aug 10, 2001 | Aug 21, 2001 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 2002 | McKelvey Clark W. FLP G-13-188319 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2013 | 8,037 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 700 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,836 | -6,136 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,215 | -6,515 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,523 | 7,894 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,052 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 8,034 | 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 | Jun 11, 2002 | Feb 21, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 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 42-121-31135 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31135 → 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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