TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · EAST PONDER UNIT LEASE · API 42-121-31609 · DISTRICT 7C
East Ponder Unit #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
East Ponder Unit #1 (API 42-121-31609) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed August 10, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 23, 2002, permitted to 8,476 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 3.19M mcf of gas since August 2002, last reporting volume in June 2024.
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 Jun 2024 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCJul 23, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,476
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 2023
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.19M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Jun 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 2023
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Ponder Unit G-13-191804 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 3.19M | Aug 2002 – Jun 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 259(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Apr 2003 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Sep 2020
- 3BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Jun 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522123-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Jul 23, 2002 | Jul 23, 2002 | Aug 10, 2002 | 8,670 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2023 | East Ponder Unit G-13-191804 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing · shut in Jul 1, 2024 | 8,476 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 719 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,306 | -6,587 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,668 | -6,949 |
| Viola | 8,382 | -7,663 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,970 | 8,336 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,217 | 12.25 | 575 S |
| 5.5 | 8,475 | 7.875 | 320 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 | Aug 29, 2023 | Aug 24, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jun 19, 2003 | May 16, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Jan 16, 2003 | Oct 18, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 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 42-121-31609 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31609 → 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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