TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · DCCO 3 LEASE · API 42-121-31252 · DISTRICT 7C
Dcco 3 #8
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Dcco 3 #8 (API 42-121-31252) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed April 22, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 2001, permitted to 8,345 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Company L.P. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Parks Reef, Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 59 barrels of oil and 330K mcf of gas since April 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Company L.P.; 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 Feb 2011 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Nov 2, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,345
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 2002
- completed
- 59
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 330K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2002 THROUGH Feb 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 2002
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2011
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dcco 3 G-13-189295 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 59 | 330K | Apr 2002 – Feb 2011 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Dcco 3
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.
- 1Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.May 2002 → Jul 2004
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Feb 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514965-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Company L.P. | Nov 1, 2001 | Nov 2, 2001 | Dec 29, 2001 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 22, 2002 | Dcco 3 G-13-189295 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Mar 1, 2011 | 8,345 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 766 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Parks Reef | 4,240 | -3,474 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,780 | -4,014 |
| Marble Falls | 7,228 | -6,462 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE (BOTTOM-8250) | 7,526 | -6,760 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,587 | -6,821 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,593 | 8,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,077 | 12.25 | 530 S |
| 5.5 | 8,345 | 7.875 | 770 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 10, 2026 | Nov 20, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2005 | Apr 11, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Aug 6, 2002 | Jun 20, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 15, 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 42-121-31252 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31252 → 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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