WELL · 42-121-32954 · DISTRICT 9
Casto SWD #1
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Injection · Vertical
Casto Swd #1 (API 42-121-32954) is a well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed December 5, 2025 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 8, 2006, permitted to 12,750 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Operating LLC and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola, Atoka.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 3.33M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through September 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chief Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 143 permits on file · (833) 425-8677
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Chief Operating LLCSep 8, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 2006
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 2025
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Casto SWD O-13-30869 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2007 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625659-99 | Drill | Chief Operating LLC | Sep 8, 2006 | Sep 8, 2006 | Jun 2, 2007 | 12,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-30869 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 722 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,354 | 12,424 | Perforated |
| 10,354 | 12,424 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,371 | 12.25 | 660 S |
| 7 | 4,132 | 8.75 | 680 S |
| 7 | 8,033 | 8.75 | 715 S |
| 7 | 12,573 | 8.75 | 570 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 680 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 21, 2026 | Dec 5, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Nov 14, 2025 | Aug 25, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jan 7, 2021 | Nov 19, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Jan 14, 2008 | Dec 14, 2007 | Yes |
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 42-121-32954 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-32954 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 3.33M
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 65M
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000097701 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 25,000 | 3,500 | 8,600–12,750 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 3,333,903 · prior 12 3,117,432(+7%)
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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