TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · MERCANTILE "A" LEASE · API 42-439-31560 · DISTRICT 7C
Mercantile A #2H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Mercantile A #2H (API 42-439-31560) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed December 14, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 21, 2006, permitted to 7,096 ft.
It was permitted by Burnett Oil CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Lwr Bend Cong., Marble Falls, Lwr Barnett Shale.
Its lease has reported 1.08M mcf of gas since December 2006, last reporting volume in August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burnett Oil Co., Inc.; 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 Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Burnett Oil Co., Inc.Mar 21, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,096
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 21, 2006
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JAN 2007 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 2006
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mercantile "A" G-13-226708 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.08M | Dec 2006 – Aug 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,603 · prior 12 24,657(-25%)
Wells named Mercantile A
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
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burnett Oil Co., Inc.Jan 2007 → May 2016
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Jun 2016 → May 2022
- 3BKV North Texas, LLCJun 2022 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 616127-98 | Drill | Burnett Oil Co., Inc. | Jun 2, 2006 | Mar 21, 2006 | Aug 8, 2006 | 9,000 |
| 616127-99 | Drill | Burnett Oil Co., Inc. | Mar 20, 2006 | Mar 21, 2006 | Aug 8, 2006 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 2006 | Mercantile A G-13-226708 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Producing | 7,096 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 618 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| LWR Bend Cong. | 5,641 | -5,023 |
| Marble Falls | 6,833 | -6,215 |
| LWR Barnett Shale | 7,042 | -6,424 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,691 | 9,142 | Perforated |
| 7,975 | 8,858 | Perforated |
| 8,280 | 8,290 | Perforated |
| 8,541 | 8,551 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,220 | 12.25 | 510 S |
| 5.5 | 9,340 | 8.75 | 740 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 29, 2007 | Mar 27, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 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 42-439-31560 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31560 → 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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