TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · INDIAN CREEK LEASE · API 42-439-30881 · DISTRICT 7C
Indian Creek #3
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 5
- Newark, East (Atoka 2) · Newark, East (Atoka 2A) · Newark, East (Atoka 4) · Newark, East (Barnett Shale) · Newark, East (Strawn B 1)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Indian Creek #3 (API 42-439-30881) is a well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed June 8, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 14, 2004, permitted to 7,310 ft.
It was permitted by Antero Resources I, LP and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Caddo, Top Nemesis, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 723K mcf of gas since June 2004, last reporting volume in May 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Antero Resources I, LP; 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 May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Antero Resources I, LPMay 14, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,310
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 14, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jun 8, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 723K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2004 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 8, 2004
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Creek G-13-202682 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 723K | Jun 2004 – May 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Antero Resources I, LPJul 2004 → Jun 2005
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Jul 2005 → May 2022
- 3BKV North Texas, LLCJun 2022 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 545502-98 | Drill | Antero Resources I, LP | Jun 21, 2004 | May 14, 2004 | Jun 3, 2004 | 7,350 |
| 545502-99 | Drill | Antero Resources I, LP | May 10, 2004 | May 14, 2004 | — | 7,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 8, 2004 | Indian Creek G-13-202682 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 7,310 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 827 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoUPPER CADDO LIME | 3,936 | -3,109 |
| Top Nemesis | 6,168 | -5,341 |
| Marble Falls | 6,618 | -5,791 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 6,870 | -6,043 |
| Forrestburg | 6,940 | -6,113 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 6,966 | -6,139 |
| Viola | 7,225 | -6,398 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,878 | 7,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 988 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 7 | 7,310 | 8.75 | 435 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 425 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 | Jul 9, 2026 | Jun 16, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Sep 16, 2004 | Jul 28, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 2004 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-439-30881 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30881 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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