TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · MCDONALD, GEORGE LEASE · API 42-121-33156 · DISTRICT 7C
McDonald George #2H
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Mcdonald George #2H (API 42-121-33156) is a horizontal well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed November 26, 2007 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 9, 2007, permitted to 8,644 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
Its lease has reported 11.8K barrels of oil and 362K mcf of gas since November 2007, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; 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 Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 9, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,644
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 9, 2007
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 2007
- completed
- 11.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 362K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2007 THROUGH Jan 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 2007
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McDonald, George G-13-250906 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 11.8K | 362K | Nov 2007 – Jan 2016 |
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.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Nov 2007 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 641442-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Jun 26, 2007 | Jul 9, 2007 | Oct 1, 2007 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 26, 2007 | McDonald George G-13-250906 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2016 | 8,644 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 735 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,571 | -6,836 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,866 | -7,131 |
| Forestburg | 8,019 | -7,284 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,141 | 9,549 | Perforated |
| 9,949 | 10,357 | Perforated |
| 10,757 | 11,165 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,094 | 12.25 | 470 S |
| 5.5 | 11,240 | 8.5 | 1,130 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 20, 2009 | Feb 7, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 18, 2009 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 28, 2010. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| COMBINATION: RESISTIVITY/NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITY | TIFF | 1,100 to 6,562 | Oct 28, 2010run Oct 7, 2007 | 3.74 |
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 42-121-33156 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-33156 → 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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