TEXAS · WELLS · PARKER COUNTY · PURPLE CHENILLE MIDGE LEASE · API 42-367-33813 · DISTRICT 7C
Purple Chenille Midge #1H
Parker County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Purple Chenille Midge #1H (API 42-367-33813) is a horizontal well in Parker County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed May 5, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 19, 2005, permitted to 6,279 ft.
It was permitted by Arrington,David H. Oil & Gas,Inc and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Strawn, Atoka, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 9.49K barrels of oil and 2.69M mcf of gas since May 2006, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arrington,david H. Oil & Gas,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 | Arrington,david H. Oil & Gas,incOct 19, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,279
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 19, 2005
- last permit issued
- May 5, 2006
- completed
- 9.49K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.69M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2006 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 5, 2006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purple Chenille Midge G-13-218599 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 9.49K | 2.69M | May 2006 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 139,409 · prior 12 78,532(+78%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arrington,david H. Oil & Gas,incMay 2006 → Aug 2007
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Sep 2007 → May 2022
- 3BKV North Texas, LLCJun 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 608152-98 | Drill | Arrington,david H. Oil & Gas,inc | Aug 1, 2006 | Oct 19, 2005 | Oct 27, 2005 | 7,000 |
| 608152-99 | Drill | Arrington,david H. Oil & Gas,inc | Oct 19, 2005 | Oct 19, 2005 | Oct 27, 2005 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 5, 2006 | Purple Chenille Midge G-13-218599 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Producing | 6,279 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,040 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 2,920 | -1,880 |
| Strawn | 3,580 | -2,540 |
| Atoka | 4,520 | -3,480 |
| Marble Falls | 5,460 | -4,420 |
| Barnett | 6,252 | -5,212 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,890 | 7,463 | Perforated |
| 7,590 | 8,133 | Perforated |
| 8,220 | 8,743 | Perforated |
| 8,815 | 9,233 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 708 | 12.25 | 345 S |
| 5.5 | 9,317 | 7.875 | 960 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 24, 2007 | Jun 5, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 31, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-367-33813 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-367-33813 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/36733813, documented in the API reference.