TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · SANDERSON LEASE · API 42-121-31655 · DISTRICT 7C
Sanderson #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Sanderson #1 (API 42-121-31655) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed April 29, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 9, 2002, permitted to 9,050 ft.
It was permitted by Tejas Western Corp. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg, Viola.
Its lease has reported 6.35K barrels of oil and 368K mcf of gas since September 2003, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tejas Western Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett II LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett II, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tejas Western Corp.Sep 9, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,050
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 9, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 2005
- completed
- 6.35K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 368K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanderson G-13-211512 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 6.35K | 368K | Sep 2003 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,905 · prior 12 6,844(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Aug 2005 → Dec 2011
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
- 3Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Aug 2025
- 4BKV Barnett II, LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 523501-99 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Sep 9, 2002 | Sep 9, 2002 | Dec 2, 2002 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2005 | Sanderson G-13-211512 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Producing | 9,050 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 741 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,635 | -6,894 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,796 | -7,055 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 8,066 | -7,325 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 8,278 | -7,537 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 8,978 | -8,237 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,885 | 8,128 | Perforated |
| 8,298 | 8,478 | Perforated |
| 8,524 | 8,926 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,162 | 12.25 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 9,032 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Feb 10, 2006 | Aug 26, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-121-31655 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31655 → 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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