TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · HORNBACK, RUTH LEASE · API 42-497-33686 · DISTRICT 7C
Hornback Ruth #1
Wise County · Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) field · Vertical
Hornback Ruth #1 (API 42-497-33686) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged December 9, 2020, last operated by Bkv Barnett LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 21, 1991, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Caddo, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 230 barrels of oil and 102K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; 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 Aug 2008 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationNov 21, 1991 |
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
- Nov 21, 1991
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1992
- completed
- 230
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 102K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1993 THROUGH Aug 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 9, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornback, Ruth G-13-141773 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 230 | 102K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationFeb 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Aug 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 394273-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Nov 21, 1991 | Nov 21, 1991 | Nov 29, 1991 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1992 | Hornback Ruth G-13-141773 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | BKV Barnett LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 992 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,347 | 5,354 | Perforated |
| 5,874 | 6,002 | Perforated |
| 6,260 | 6,263 | Perforated |
| 6,434 | 6,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 732 | 12.25 | 502 S |
| 4.5 | 6,822 | 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. 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 26, 2007 | Mar 9, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Aug 28, 1992 | Jun 5, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 1992 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-497-33686 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33686 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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