TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · CARTER LEASE · API 42-439-31331 · DISTRICT 7C
Carter #B 1H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Carter #B 1H (API 42-439-31331) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed September 15, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 11, 2005, permitted to 6,952 ft.
It was permitted by Xto Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls, Barnett, Upr Barnett.
Its lease has reported 3 barrels of oil and 1.81M mcf of gas since March 2006, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by XTO Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)RRC P-5 file of Oct 22, 2026
- 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 Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | XTO Energy Inc.Aug 11, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,952
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 11, 2005
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 2011
- completed
- 3
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.81M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 2006 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 2011
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter G-13-225981 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 3 | 1.81M | Mar 2006 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 46,915 · prior 12 77,309(-39%)
Wells named Carter
BKV North Texas 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
Operator on the lease's P-4
Each operator named on the P-4 filings for this well's lease (a gas well is its own lease), from the date its filing took effect. The P-4 is filed by lease, so a date before the well was drilled is the lease's.
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| BKV North Texas, LLC | Jun 30, 2022 | today |
| XTO Energy Inc. | Apr 25, 2007 | Jun 30, 2022 |
Reporting production
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1XTO Energy Inc.Mar 2006 → May 2022
- 2BKV North Texas, LLCJun 2022 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 604828-98 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Dec 27, 2006 | Aug 11, 2005 | Oct 5, 2005 | 11,000 |
| 604828-99 | Drill | XTO Energy Inc. | Aug 11, 2005 | Aug 11, 2005 | Oct 5, 2005 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 15, 2011 | Carter G-13-225981 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Producing | 6,952 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 741 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 5,890 | -5,149 |
| Marble Falls | 6,545 | -5,804 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 6,760 | -6,019 |
| Upr Barnett | 6,760 | -6,019 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,592 | 9,400 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,103 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 9,511 | 8.75 | 875 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 2, 2026 | Jun 4, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Apr 27, 2007 | Jan 8, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 12, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-439-31331 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31331 → 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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