TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · NICHOLSON LEASE · API 42-121-31547 · DISTRICT 7C
Nicholson #5
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Nicholson #5 (API 42-121-31547) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed April 24, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 20, 2002, permitted to 8,742 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 31 barrels of oil and 1.63M mcf of gas since April 2003, last reporting volume in December 2025.
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 Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCMay 20, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,742
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 20, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 24, 2003
- completed
- 31
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2003 THROUGH Dec 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 24, 2003
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2026
- 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-13-195051 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 31 | 1.63M | Apr 2003 – Dec 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 22,617 · prior 12 35,118(-36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *May 2003 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Sep 2020
- 3BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520145-98 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Jan 31, 2003 | May 20, 2002 | Feb 27, 2003 | 8,800 |
| 520145-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | May 20, 2002 | May 20, 2002 | — | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 24, 2003 | Nicholson G-13-195051 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing · shut in Jan 1, 2026 | 8,742 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 745 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,546 | -6,801 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,894 | -7,149 |
| Viola | 8,629 | -7,884 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,896 | 8,596 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,168 | 12.25 | 540 S |
| 5.5 | 8,742 | 7.875 | 560 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 | Jul 24, 2003 | Jun 17, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-121-31547 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31547 → 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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