TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · BARNETT, BILLY JOE "A" LEASE · API 42-121-31174 · DISTRICT 7C
Barnett Billy Joe A #2
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Barnett Billy Joe A #2 (API 42-121-31174) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed September 29, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 7, 2001, permitted to 8,166 ft.
It was permitted by Tejas Western Corp. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Barnett, Forresburg, Viola.
Its lease has reported 17.4K barrels of oil and 433K mcf of gas since September 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 2, 2025
- 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 Apr 2023 |
| Latest permit | Tejas Western Corp.Sep 7, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,166
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 7, 2001
- last permit issued
- Sep 29, 2001
- completed
- 17.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 433K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2001 THROUGH Apr 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 29, 2001
- Shut in
- May 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnett, Billy Joe "A" G-13-186142 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 17.4K | 433K | Sep 2001 – Apr 2023 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tejas Western Corp.Nov 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 → Apr 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513430-99 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Sep 7, 2001 | Sep 7, 2001 | Sep 15, 2001 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2001 | Barnett Billy Joe A G-13-186142 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2023 | 8,166 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 765 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,230 | 7,446 | Perforated |
| 7,690 | 7,966 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 895 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 5.5 | 8,157 | 7.875 | 270 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 24, 2002 | Nov 30, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 2, 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 42-121-31174 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31174 → 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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