TEXAS · WELLS · TARRANT COUNTY · VEALE RANCH LEASE · API 42-439-32898 · DISTRICT 7C
Veale Ranch #25H
Tarrant County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Veale Ranch #25H (API 42-439-32898) is a horizontal well in Tarrant County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed July 4, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 12, 2007, permitted to 6,741 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 1.54K barrels of oil and 865K mcf of gas since July 2008, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 143
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett, LLCthrough May 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Dec 12, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,741
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 2007
- last permit issued
- Jul 4, 2008
- completed
- 1.54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 865K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · JUL 2008 THROUGH MAY 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 4, 2008
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veale Ranch G-13-240771 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 1.54K | 865K | Jul 2008 – May 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Veale Ranch
BKV Barnett 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.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2008 → Jan 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 650851-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Dec 6, 2007 | Dec 12, 2007 | Feb 15, 2008 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2008 | Veale Ranch G-13-240771 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2017 | 6,741 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 909 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,561 | -5,652 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 6,684 | -5,775 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 6,728 | -5,819 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,790 | 8,313 | Perforated |
| 8,570 | 9,093 | Perforated |
| 9,350 | 9,873 | Perforated |
| 10,130 | 10,653 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,093 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 5.5 | 10,735 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Oct 27, 2008 | Aug 15, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 21, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-439-32898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-439-32898 → 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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