TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · NICHOLSON LEASE · API 42-121-31402 · DISTRICT 7C
Nicholson #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Nicholson #3 (API 42-121-31402) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed March 26, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 28, 2002, permitted to 8,660 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 298 barrels of oil and 903K mcf of gas since March 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 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 2020 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCJan 28, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,660
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 28, 2002
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 2002
- completed
- 298
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 903K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2002 THROUGH Nov 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 2002
- Shut in
- Dec 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson G-13-188296 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 298 | 903K | Mar 2002 – Nov 2020 |
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.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Jun 2002 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Jun 2020
- 3BKV Barnett, LLCNov 2020 → Nov 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 517157-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Jan 28, 2002 | Jan 28, 2002 | Feb 9, 2002 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 2002 | Nicholson G-13-188296 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2020 | 8,660 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 731 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,762 | -6,031 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,032 | -6,301 |
| Viola | 7,364 | -6,633 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,842 | 8,500 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,207 | 12.25 | 585 S |
| 5.5 | 8,658 | 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 | Sep 9, 2002 | Jun 21, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 2002 | Apr 7, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 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 42-121-31402 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31402 → 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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