TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · SMITH-MCPHERSON (SA) LEASE · API 42-121-33379 · DISTRICT 7C
Smith-McPherson (SA) #1H
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Smith-Mcpherson (SA) #1H (API 42-121-33379) is a horizontal well in Denton County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed August 5, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 26, 2008, permitted to 7,594 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 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 975K mcf of gas since August 2008, last reporting volume in August 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 Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Mar 26, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,594
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 2008
- last permit issued
- Aug 5, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 975K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · AUG 2008 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 5, 2008
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Smith-McPherson (SA) G-13-244094 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 975K | Aug 2008 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 43,735 · prior 12 21,677(+102%)
Wells named Smith-McPherson (SA)
BKV Barnett LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Denton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2008 → Sep 2020
- 2BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 657195-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Mar 12, 2008 | Mar 26, 2008 | Jun 11, 2008 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 5, 2008 | Smith-McPherson (SA) G-13-244094 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 7,594 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 613 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,925 | -6,312 |
| BarnettBARNETT LIME | 7,244 | -6,631 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,296 | -6,683 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,061 | 8,065 | Perforated |
| 8,461 | 8,465 | Perforated |
| 8,861 | 8,865 | Perforated |
| 9,261 | 9,265 | Perforated |
| 9,960 | 9,964 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,157 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 9,736 | 8.75 | 1,200 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 | Feb 17, 2009 | Nov 6, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 22, 2009 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jul 4, 2011. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITY | TIFF | 1,140 to 3,595 | Jul 4, 2011run Jun 17, 2008 | 1.35 |
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 42-121-33379 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-33379 → 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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