TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · BANKS "A" UNIT LEASE · API 42-121-31788 · DISTRICT 7C
Banks a Unit #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Banks A Unit #3 (API 42-121-31788) is a well in Denton County operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P., completed May 1, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 10, 2003, permitted to 8,380 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Resources O & G CO LP and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 11.2K barrels of oil and 520K mcf of gas since May 2003, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burlington Resources O & G Co LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 292-9510
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJan 10, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,380
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 2003
- last permit issued
- May 1, 2003
- completed
- 11.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 520K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2003 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 2003
- Shut in
- Apr 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Banks "a" Unit G-13-194714 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 11.2K | 520K | May 2003 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 873 · prior 12 3,710(-76%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burlington Resources O & G Co LPMay 2003 → Oct 2018
- 2Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527196-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | Jan 10, 2003 | Jan 10, 2003 | Mar 16, 2003 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 2003 | Banks a Unit G-13-194714 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. | Producing · shut in Apr 1, 2026 | 8,380 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 724 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,205 | 7,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 948 | 12.25 | 430 S |
| 5.5 | 8,365 | 7.875 | 565 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 | Jun 16, 2003 | May 23, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 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 42-121-31788 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31788 → 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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