TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · UNION CENTRAL 1 LEASE · API 42-121-31466 · DISTRICT 7C

Union Central 1 #1

Shut in

Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned  · Vertical

Union Central 1 #1 (API 42-121-31466) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed May 9, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2023.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 2, 2002, permitted to 8,272 ft.

It was permitted by Republic Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Upper Barnettshale.

Its lease has reported 633 barrels of oil and 142K mcf of gas since May 2002, last reporting volume in July 2023.

Operator of record

BKV Barnett II LLC

Permitted by Republic Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Fort Worth, TX
P-5 status
Active – Extension (X)
P-5 last filed
Oct 8, 2026
Permits on file
5
Phone
(940) 394-2000

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBKV Barnett II LLC
Production reportsBKV Barnett II, LLCthrough Jul 2023
Latest permitRepublic Energy Inc.Apr 2, 2002

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

8,272
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Apr 2, 2002
last permit issued
May 9, 2002
completed
633
cumulative oil, bbl
142K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 2003 THROUGH JUL 2023

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
May 9, 2002
Shut in
Aug 1, 2023
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
Union Central 1 G-13-191594Newark, East (Barnett Shale)BKV Barnett II, LLC1633142KMay 2002 – Jul 2023

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

050100150202420252026

Wells named Union Central 1

BKV Barnett II 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. 1Winchester Production CompanyMar 2003 → Dec 2004
  2. 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Dec 2011
  3. 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
  4. 4Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Jul 2023

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
518697-99DrillRepublic Energy Inc.Apr 1, 2002Apr 2, 2002Apr 5, 20028,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
May 9, 2002Union Central 1 G-13-191594Newark East (Barnett Shale)BKV Barnett II LLCTemp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 20238,272

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 757 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
CaddoCADDO LIME5,050-4,293
Marble Falls7,272-6,515
BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE7,594-6,837
Upper Barnettshale7,594-6,837
Viola8,297-7,540

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,9427,968Perforated
8,0658,260Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62595412.25470 S
5.58,2697.875360 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
00May 12, 2003Apr 16, 2003—
00Jan 7, 2003Sep 19, 2002Yes
00Dec 4, 2002——

The source documents

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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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