TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · FORSTON BURTON KIRKLAND UNIT LEASE · API 42-251-31163 · DISTRICT 7C
Forston Burton Kirkland Unit #A 1AH
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Forston Burton Kirkland Unit #A 1AH (API 42-251-31163) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed April 28, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 29, 2006, permitted to 7,862 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Atoka, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 23 barrels of oil and 862K mcf of gas since April 2007, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 24
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV North Texas LLC |
| Production reports | BKV North Texas, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Aug 3, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,862
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 2007
- last permit issued
- Apr 28, 2007
- completed
- 23
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 862K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2007 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 28, 2007
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forston Burton Kirkland Unit G-13-251449 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 23 | 862K | Apr 2007 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,991 · prior 12 30,201(-37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Apr 2007 → May 2022
- 2BKV North Texas, LLCJun 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 625008-97 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Jun 27, 2007 | Aug 3, 2007 | Sep 3, 2006 | 12,000 |
| 625008-98 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | May 29, 2007 | Aug 29, 2006 | Sep 3, 2006 | 12,000 |
| 625008-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Aug 25, 2006 | Aug 29, 2006 | Sep 3, 2006 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 2007 | Forston Burton Kirkland Unit G-13-251449 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Producing | 7,862 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 754 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| AtokaBASE ATOKA | 7,079 | -6,325 |
| Marble Falls | 7,607 | -6,853 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,685 | -6,931 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,299 | 10,371 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,963 | 12.25 | 690 S |
| 5.5 | 10,455 | 8.75 | 820 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 17, 2009 | Aug 17, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-251-31163 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-31163 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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