TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · PORTER ET AL LEASE · API 42-439-30454 · DISTRICT 7C
Porter et Al #7
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Directional
Porter ET AL #7 (API 42-439-30454) is a well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed January 30, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2015.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 29, 2002, permitted to 7,465 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 374K mcf of gas since January 2003, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 143
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett, LLCthrough Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCMay 29, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,465
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 29, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 374K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JAN 2003 THROUGH JUL 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 2003
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2015
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter et Al G-13-194178 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 374K | Jan 2003 – Jul 2015 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Porter et Al
BKV Barnett LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Tarrant County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Jan 2003 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Sep 2006 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520466-98 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Oct 11, 2002 | May 29, 2002 | Dec 2, 2002 | 8,000 |
| 520466-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | May 29, 2002 | May 29, 2002 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 2003 | Porter et Al G-13-194178 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2015 | 7,465 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 780 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,678 | -5,898 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,980 | -6,200 |
| Viola | 7,363 | -6,583 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,008 | 7,262 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,252 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 7,463 | 7.875 | 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 | Aug 20, 2003 | Jul 10, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Aug 6, 2003 | Mar 10, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 7, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-439-30454 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30454 → 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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