TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · BOSWELL LEASE · API 42-439-30978 · DISTRICT 7C
Boswell #4H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Boswell #4H (API 42-439-30978) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed October 1, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 18, 2004, permitted to 7,060 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 4 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forrestburg, Viola.
Its lease has reported 9 barrels of oil and 683K mcf of gas since October 2004, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 Sep 2016 |
| Latest permit | Antero Resources I, LPAug 18, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,060
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 2004
- last permit issued
- Oct 1, 2004
- completed
- 9
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 683K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2004 THROUGH Sep 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 1, 2004
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2016
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boswell G-13-205499 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 9 | 683K | Oct 2004 – Sep 2016 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Antero Resources I, LPOct 2004 → May 2005
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Jul 2005 → Sep 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549749-99 | Drill | Antero Resources I, LP | Aug 18, 2004 | Aug 18, 2004 | — | 7,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2004 | Boswell G-13-205499 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2016 | 7,060 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 801 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,689 | -5,888 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 6,915 | -6,114 |
| Forrestburg | 6,983 | -6,182 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,001 | -6,200 |
| Viola | 7,150 | -6,349 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,521 | 8,567 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,180 | 12.25 | 585 S |
| 5.5 | 8,800 | 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 | May 9, 2005 | Nov 22, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-439-30978 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-30978 → 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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