WELL · 42-497-33159 · DISTRICT 9
Acola Sam #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Acola Sam #1 (API 42-497-33159) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed August 11, 1986 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 11, 1986, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Winchester Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Barnett.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Winchester Exploration, Inc.; 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 | Winchester Exploration, Inc.Mar 11, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 868K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 1986
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acola, Sam G-13-122408 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 868K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,913 · prior 12 7,675(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Winchester Exploration, Inc.Jan 1993 → May 2000
- 2Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Jun 2000 → Jun 2006
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Aug 2016
- 4BKV Barnett, LLCNov 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 299690-99 | Drill | Winchester Exploration, Inc. | Mar 10, 1986 | Mar 11, 1986 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-122408 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 828 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,043 | -6,215 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,054 | 7,233 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 618 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 7 | 7,510 | 8.75 | 200 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 400 S |
| 7 | — | — | — |
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 | Jul 24, 2003 | Jun 30, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1986 | Sep 19, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-497-33159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33159 → 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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