WELL · 42-181-31329 · DISTRICT 9
Barnes J. E. #7
Grayson County · Big Mineral Creek (Viola) field · Producing · Vertical
Barnes J. E. #7 (API 42-181-31329) is a well in Grayson County operated by Flintlock Exploration LLC, completed July 5, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 22, 1998, permitted to 9,850 ft.
It was permitted by Venoco, Inc. and has since transferred to Flintlock Exploration LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including U Sand, V Sand, Davis, Woodford.
Its lease has reported 231K barrels of oil and 2.39M mcf of gas since July 1998, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Venoco, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Frisco, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (806) 435-4741
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Flintlock Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | Flintlock Exploration, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Venoco, Inc.Jan 22, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jul 5, 2019
- completed
- 231K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 5, 2019
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes, J. E. O-13-29561 | Big Mineral Creek (Viola) | Flintlock Exploration, LLC | 1 | 231K | 2.39M | Jul 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 37,919 · prior 12 36,095(+5%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,491 · prior 12 1,872(+33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Venoco, Inc.Jul 1998 → Mar 2005
- 2Blackwell BMC, LPApr 2005 → Mar 2007
- 3Blackwell BMC, LLCApr 2007 → May 2011
- 4Jetta Operating Company, Inc.Jun 2011 → Aug 2025
- 5Flintlock Exploration, LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472502-99 | Drill | Venoco, Inc. | Jan 22, 1998 | Jan 22, 1998 | Jan 30, 1998 | 9,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-29561 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 677 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,465 | 8,418 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,574 | 12.25 | 427 S |
| 5.5 | 8,550 | 8.75 | 450 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 | Jul 25, 2019 | Jul 25, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Oct 1, 2004 | Jul 27, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 1, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-181-31329 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-181-31329 → 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.
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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