TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · BOYD "A" UNIT LEASE · API 42-121-31818 · DISTRICT 7C
Boyd a Unit #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Boyd A Unit #3 (API 42-121-31818) is a well in Denton County operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P., completed April 20, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 10, 2003, permitted to 8,765 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 5 formation tops, including Bend, Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
Its lease has reported 3.24K barrels of oil and 300K mcf of gas since April 2003, with no volume in the three years through April 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 2023 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Resources O & G Co LPFeb 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.
- 8,765
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 10, 2003
- last permit issued
- Apr 20, 2003
- completed
- 3.24K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 300K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2003 THROUGH Mar 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 20, 2003
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boyd "a" Unit G-13-194734 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 3.24K | 300K | Apr 2003 – Mar 2023 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burlington Resources O & G Co LPApr 2003 → Oct 2018
- 2Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528317-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | Feb 10, 2003 | Feb 10, 2003 | Mar 10, 2003 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 2003 | Boyd a Unit G-13-194734 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2023 | 8,765 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 810 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BendBEND CONG | 6,470 | -5,660 |
| Marble Falls | 7,519 | -6,709 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,833 | -7,023 |
| Forestburg | 7,900 | -7,090 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 8,155 | -7,345 |
| Viola | 8,659 | -7,849 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,854 | 7,834 | Perforated |
| 8,176 | 8,156 | Perforated |
| 8,585 | 8,315 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,078 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 8,724 | 7.875 | 640 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 | Oct 30, 2003 | May 22, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 2003 | Apr 25, 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 42-121-31818 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31818 → 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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