TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · ZORNS, T. H. UNIT LEASE · API 42-497-34116 · DISTRICT 7C
Zorns T. H. Unit #4
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Zorns T. H. Unit #4 (API 42-497-34116) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed November 29, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 11, 1996, permitted to 7,175 ft.
It was permitted by Republic Energy Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Pregnant Shale, Marble Falls, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 1.36K barrels of oil and 1.69M mcf of gas since November 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Republic Energy Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (940) 394-2000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | BKV Barnett II LLC |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett II, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Republic Energy Inc.Oct 11, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,175
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 29, 1996
- completed
- 1.36K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.69M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 29, 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zorns, T. H. Unit G-13-161088 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 1.36K | 1.69M | Nov 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,836 · prior 12 12,067(-18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Republic Energy Inc.Dec 1996 → Feb 2003
- 2Winchester Production CompanyMar 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Dec 2011
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
- 5Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Aug 2025
- 6BKV Barnett II, LLCSep 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453628-99 | Drill | Republic Energy Inc. | Oct 9, 1996 | Oct 11, 1996 | Oct 16, 1996 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 1996 | Zorns T. H. Unit G-13-161088 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Producing | 7,175 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 718 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,045 | -3,327 |
| Pregnant Shale | 4,810 | -4,092 |
| Marble Falls | 6,320 | -5,602 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 6,890 | -6,172 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,912 | 7,083 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 542 | 12.25 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 7,167 | 7.875 | 335 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 | Jan 24, 1997 | Dec 16, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 16, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-497-34116 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34116 → 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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