TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · LAU LEASE · API 42-121-31678 · DISTRICT 7C
Lau #7
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Directional
- Permitted field
- Rhome (Atoka)
Lau #7 (API 42-121-31678) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed January 24, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2002 and 2004, permitted to 7,895 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Parks Reef, Caddo, Daly Lime, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 800K mcf of gas since December 2002, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production 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 schedule | BKV Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Dec 17, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,895
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 17, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 24, 2022
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 800K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2003 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 24, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lau G-13-194452 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 800K | Dec 2002 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,821 · prior 12 30,275(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Jan 2003 → Jul 2004
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Feb 2019
- 3BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555017-99 | Recompletion | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Dec 17, 2004 | Dec 17, 2004 | — | 7,850 |
| 523882-98 | Drill | Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P. | Oct 2, 2002 | Sep 20, 2002 | Oct 9, 2002 | 8,300 |
| 523882-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P. | Sep 20, 2002 | Sep 20, 2002 | — | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 24, 2022 | Lau G-13-194452 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 7,895 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 679 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Parks Reef | 2,968 | -2,289 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,404 | -2,725 |
| Daly Lime | 3,615 | -2,936 |
| Marble Falls | 6,995 | -6,316 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,287 | -6,608 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,346 | -6,667 |
| Ordovician | 7,783 | -7,104 |
| Atoka | — | — |
| Caddo | — | — |
| Conglomerate | — | — |
| Forestberg | — | — |
| "Gas Light" Gas Zone - Krum Area | — | — |
| Johnson | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Undetermined - Gas Producing Zon | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,348 | 7,736 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,000 | 12.25 | 610 S |
| 5.5 | 7,897 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Mar 10, 2022 | Jan 27, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2003 | Apr 11, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-121-31678 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31678 → 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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