TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · BILTMORE LEASE · API 42-121-31462 · DISTRICT 7C

Biltmore #1

On schedule

Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing  · Vertical

Biltmore #1 (API 42-121-31462) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed August 9, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 27, 2002, permitted to 8,712 ft.

It was permitted by Devon Energy Operating CO., L.P. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Parks Reef, Caddo, Daly Lime, Marble Falls.

Its lease has reported 9 barrels of oil and 897K mcf of gas since August 2002, last reporting volume in April 2026.

Operator of record

BKV Barnett LLC

Permitted by Devon Energy Operating Co., 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 scheduleBKV Barnett LLC
Production reportsBKV Barnett, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitDevon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Mar 27, 2002

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

8,712
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Mar 27, 2002
last permit issued
Aug 9, 2002
completed
9
cumulative oil, bbl
897K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · AUG 2002 THROUGH APR 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Aug 9, 2002
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)

Surface location

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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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Biltmore G-13-192126Newark, East (Barnett Shale)BKV Barnett, LLC19897KAug 2002 – Apr 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 10,417 · prior 12 12,058(-14%)

05001K1.5K202420252026

Wells named Biltmore

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.

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Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Aug 2002 → Jul 2004
  2. 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2020
  3. 3BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
518609-99DrillDevon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Mar 27, 2002Mar 27, 2002Jun 25, 20028,900

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Aug 9, 2002Biltmore G-13-192126Newark East (Barnett Shale)BKV Barnett LLCProducing8,712

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 800 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Parks Reef4,328-3,528
CaddoCADDO LIME4,839-4,039
Daly Lime5,046-4,246
Marble Falls7,479-6,679
Marble Falls7,480-6,680
BarnettBARNETT MARKER (BOTTOM 8564)7,784-6,984
BarnettBARNETT SHALE7,830-7,030
Ordovician8,564-7,764

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,8337,955Perforated
8,1178,483Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.6251,26812.25660 S
5.58,7107.875990 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 →

SuffixRRC record dateW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jun 22, 2005Mar 17, 2005—
00Feb 20, 2003Oct 21, 2002Yes
00Jan 13, 2003——

Well logs

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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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