WELL · 42-425-30107 · DISTRICT 7
French #1
Somervell County · McIntosh (Strawn) field · Producing · Vertical
French #1 (API 42-425-30107) is a well in Somervell County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed April 4, 1980 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 11, 1980, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Dallas Production, Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dallas Production, 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
- 22
- 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 | Dallas Production, Inc.Mar 11, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1980
- last permit issued
- Apr 4, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 383K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 4, 1980
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| French G-8-87517 | McIntosh (Strawn) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 383K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,663 · prior 12 9,235(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1E.G. OperatingJan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Simpson Oil & Land Co.May 1996 → Jun 1998
- 3Dabb Energy CompanyJul 1998 → Jan 2000
- 4St. Johns Operating #1 L.P.Feb 2000 → May 2003
- 5Peak Operating of Texas, LLCJun 2003 → Jan 2005
- 6Peak Energy Operating #2, LLCFeb 2005 → Jun 2006
- 7XTO Energy Inc.Jul 2006 → May 2022
- 8BKV North Texas, LLCJun 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 74915-99 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Mar 11, 1980 | Mar 11, 1980 | Mar 16, 1980 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-87517 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,910 | 4,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 817 | 12.25 | 595 S |
| 2.375 | 4,090 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,222 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 7, 1980 | — |
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 42-425-30107 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-425-30107 → 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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