TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · WEST FORK LEASE · API 42-439-31628 · DISTRICT 7C
West Fork #1H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
West Fork #1H (API 42-439-31628) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv North Texas LLC, completed July 20, 2006 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 24, 2006, permitted to 6,826 ft.
It was permitted by Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv North Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including T/Conglomerate, T/Marble Falls, T/Upper Barnett, T/Lowr Barnet.
Its lease has reported 1 barrels of oil and 1.27M mcf of gas since July 2006, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sullivan, Hollis R. 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 Oct 2018 |
| Latest permit | Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.May 24, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,826
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 24, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 2006
- completed
- 1
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.27M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · AUG 2006 THROUGH OCT 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 2006
- Shut in
- Apr 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.
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Fork G-13-225969 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas, LLC | 1 | 1 | 1.27M | Jul 2006 – Oct 2018 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named West Fork
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.
- 1Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc.Aug 2006 → Sep 2008
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Oct 2008 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 619768-99 | Drill | Sullivan, Hollis R. Inc. | May 23, 2006 | May 24, 2006 | May 29, 2006 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2006 | West Fork G-13-225969 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV North Texas LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2016 | 6,826 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 810 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T/Conglomerate | 6,022 | -5,212 |
| T/Marble Falls | 6,437 | -5,627 |
| T/Upper Barnett | 6,662 | -5,852 |
| T/Lowr Barnet | 6,728 | -5,918 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,115 | 7,576 | Perforated |
| 7,746 | 8,207 | Perforated |
| 8,317 | 8,730 | Perforated |
| 8,830 | 9,270 | Perforated |
| 9,659 | 10,101 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 963 | 12.25 | 365 S |
| 5.5 | 10,163 | 8.75 | 835 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 | Apr 18, 2007 | Nov 15, 2006 | 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 42-439-31628 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-31628 → 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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