TEXAS · WELLS · JOHNSON COUNTY · RIDDLE LEASE · API 42-251-34516 · DISTRICT 7C
Riddle #B 5H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Riddle #B 5H (API 42-251-34516) is a horizontal well in Johnson County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed October 9, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 22, 2012, permitted to 6,368 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Bend, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 2.51K barrels of oil and 3.25M mcf of gas since June 2012, 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.May 22, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,368
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 22, 2012
- last permit issued
- Oct 9, 2012
- completed
- 2.51K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2012 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 9, 2012
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riddle G-13-265619 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 2.51K | 3.25M | Jun 2012 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 112,209 · prior 12 122,938(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Oct 2012 → May 2022
- 2BKV North Texas, LLCJun 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 739846-98 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | May 30, 2012 | May 22, 2012 | Jun 3, 2012 | 12,000 |
| 739846-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | May 3, 2012 | May 22, 2012 | Jun 3, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2012 | Riddle G-13-265619 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Producing | 6,368 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 950 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,782 | 10,550 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,002 | 12.25 | 335 S |
| 5.5 | 10,605 | 8.75 | 1,220 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 | Jan 3, 2013 | Nov 12, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 2012 | Aug 13, 2012 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Feb 5, 2013. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Bend, Barnett | TIFF | 5,956 to 10,605 | Feb 5, 2013run Jun 11, 2012 | 0.84 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-251-34516 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-34516 → 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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