TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · NICHOLSON LEASE · API 42-121-31890 · DISTRICT 7C
Nicholson #6
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Nicholson #6 (API 42-121-31890) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed June 17, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 4, 2003, permitted to 8,700 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, Barnet Shale, Viola.
Its lease has reported 182 barrels of oil and 1.95M mcf of gas since June 2003, last reporting volume in April 2026.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCApr 4, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 4, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jun 17, 2003
- completed
- 182
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.95M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2003 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 17, 2003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nicholson G-13-196241 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 182 | 1.95M | Jun 2003 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 31,520 · prior 12 34,111(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Jun 2003 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Sep 2020
- 3BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 530343-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Apr 4, 2003 | Apr 4, 2003 | Apr 21, 2003 | 8,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 17, 2003 | Nicholson G-13-196241 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 8,700 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 723 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,520 | -6,797 |
| Barnet Shale | 7,860 | -7,137 |
| Viola | 8,599 | -7,876 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,862 | 8,551 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,119 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 8,688 | 7.875 | 420 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 | Sep 9, 2003 | Jul 21, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 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 42-121-31890 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31890 → 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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