TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · ELKINS 'A' LEASE · API 42-439-30493 · DISTRICT 7C
Elkins A #1
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Elkins A #1 (API 42-439-30493) is a well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed October 18, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 19, 2002, permitted to 7,410 ft.
It was permitted by Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including T. Caddo Lm, T. Marble Falls Lm, T. Forestburg Lm.
Its lease has reported 918K mcf of gas since October 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett II LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett II, LLCthrough Apr 2020 |
| Latest permit | Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.Jul 19, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,410
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 19, 2002
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 918K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · OCT 2002 THROUGH APR 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 2002
- Shut in
- May 1, 2020
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkins 'A' G-13-192609 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 918K | Oct 2002 – Apr 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Elkins A
BKV Barnett II 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.
- 1Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.Oct 2002 → Sep 2005
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Oct 2005 → Dec 2011
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
- 4Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521862-99 | Drill | Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc. | Jul 15, 2002 | Jul 19, 2002 | Aug 9, 2002 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2002 | Elkins A G-13-192609 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in May 1, 2020 | 7,410 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 817 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T. Caddo LM | 3,200 | -2,383 |
| T. Marble Falls LM | 6,570 | -5,753 |
| T. Forestburg LM | 7,020 | -6,203 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,036 | 7,200 | Perforated |
| 7,250 | 7,318 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,136 | 12.25 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | 7,410 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Mar 5, 2003 | Nov 19, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 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 42-439-30493 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30493 → 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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