TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · ASKEY, W. A. LEASE · API 42-497-33902 · DISTRICT 7C
Askey W. A. #2
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Askey W. A. #2 (API 42-497-33902) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed June 10, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued March 25, 1994, permitted to 7,880 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Tidwell, Caddo, Preg Shale, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 4.81K barrels of oil and 1.68M mcf of gas since June 1995, last reporting volume in 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationMar 25, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,880
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 25, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 1995
- completed
- 4.81K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.68M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Askey, W. A. G-13-155298 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 4.81K | 1.68M | Jun 1995 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,714 · prior 12 13,398(-27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationAug 1995 → May 2000
- 2Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Jan 2003 → Jul 2004
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2020
- 4BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 422392-97 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Apr 5, 1995 | Mar 25, 1994 | Apr 13, 1995 | 8,100 |
| 422392-98 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Mar 17, 1995 | Mar 25, 1994 | — | 8,100 |
| 422392-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Mar 25, 1994 | Mar 25, 1994 | — | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 10, 1995 | Askey W. A. G-13-155298 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 7,880 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 771 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,253 | 7,318 | Perforated |
| 7,531 | 7,786 | Perforated |
| 7,534 | 7,566 | Perforated |
| 7,594 | 7,610 | Perforated |
| 7,634 | 7,786 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 783 | 7.875 | 495 S |
| 8.625 | 935 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 7,836 | 7.875 | 495 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 | Mar 19, 2004 | Jan 30, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Oct 27, 1995 | Jun 10, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 15, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-497-33902 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-33902 → 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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