WELL · 42-497-31239 · DISTRICT 9
Ayers A #1
Wise County · Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) field · Producing · Vertical
Ayers A #1 (API 42-497-31239) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed November 17, 1978 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 11, 1978, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Teal Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Teal Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 143 permits on file · (833) 425-8677
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Teal Petroleum CompanyJul 11, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 1978
- last permit issued
- Nov 17, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 338K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 17, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ayers "A" G-13-79757 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 338K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,094 · prior 12 7,139(-15%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Grace Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 1993 → Apr 1993
- 3Mitchell Energy CorporationMay 1993 → Dec 2000
- 4Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 5Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2020
- 7BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28300-99 | Drill | Teal Petroleum Company | Jul 11, 1978 | Jul 11, 1978 | Oct 17, 1978 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-79757 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,974 | 6,002 | Perforated |
| 6,076 | 6,086 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 641 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 2.875 | 6,947 | — | 50 S |
| 2.875 | 6,947 | 7.875 | 500 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 8, 2005 | Oct 1, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 14, 1978 | — |
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 42-497-31239 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-31239 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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