TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · FOSSIL HILL LEASE · API 42-439-30540 · DISTRICT 7C
Fossil Hill #1
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Fossil Hill #1 (API 42-439-30540) is a well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed June 28, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 18, 2002, permitted to 7,513 ft.
It was permitted by Four Sevens Operating CO., Ltd. and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 3 barrels of oil and 1.29M mcf of gas since June 2003, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd.; 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 | Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd.Dec 18, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,513
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2003
- completed
- 3
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.29M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2003 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2003
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Hill G-13-195591 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 3 | 1.29M | Jun 2003 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,191 · prior 12 10,615(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd.Jun 2003 → Mar 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Apr 2004 → May 2022
- 3BKV North Texas, LLCJun 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526518-99 | Drill | Four Sevens Operating Co., Ltd. | Dec 18, 2002 | Dec 18, 2002 | Feb 3, 2003 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2003 | Fossil Hill G-13-195591 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Producing | 7,513 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 763 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsTOP OF MARBLE FALLS | 6,711 | -5,948 |
| BarnettTOP OF BARNETT | 7,052 | -6,289 |
| ViolaTOP OF VIOLA | 7,420 | -6,657 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,068 | 7,330 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,198 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 7,371 | 7.875 | 120 S |
| 5.5 | 7,513 | 7.875 | 50 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 6, 2003 | Jul 8, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 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 42-439-30540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30540 → 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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