TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · LESLEY LEASE · API 42-121-32246 · DISTRICT 7C
Lesley #4
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Lesley #4 (API 42-121-32246) is a horizontal well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed May 12, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 5, 2004, permitted to 8,744 ft.
It was permitted by Winchester Production Company and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
Its lease has reported 6 barrels of oil and 710K mcf of gas since May 2004, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Winchester Production Company; 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 Nov 2017 |
| Latest permit | Winchester Production CompanyFeb 5, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,744
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 5, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 12, 2004
- completed
- 6
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 710K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2004 THROUGH Nov 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 2004
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lesley G-13-202464 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 6 | 710K | May 2004 – Nov 2017 |
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.
- 1Winchester Production CompanyMay 2004 → Dec 2004
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Dec 2011
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Nov 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 541714-99 | Drill | Winchester Production Company | Feb 5, 2004 | Feb 5, 2004 | Mar 16, 2004 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 12, 2004 | Lesley G-13-202464 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2017 | 8,744 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 622 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,175 | -6,553 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,563 | -6,941 |
| Forestburg | 7,743 | -7,121 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,805 | -7,183 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,100 | 8,110 | Perforated |
| 8,500 | 8,510 | Perforated |
| 8,889 | 8,970 | Perforated |
| 9,319 | 9,400 | Perforated |
| 9,859 | 9,940 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,160 | 14.75 | 705 S |
| 5.5 | 10,004 | 8.75 | 825 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 | Nov 2, 2004 | Jul 19, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 28, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-121-32246 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-32246 → 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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