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TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · WCCO 4 LEASE · API 42-497-34140 · DISTRICT 7C

Wcco 4 #1

On schedule

Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing  · Vertical

Permitted field
Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas)
The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.

Wcco 4 #1 (API 42-497-34140) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed September 27, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 7,425 ft.

It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Boyd North, Pregnant Shale, Atoka, Barnett.

Its lease has reported 888 barrels of oil and 1.91M mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting volume in April 2026.

Operator of record

BKV Barnett LLC

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
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBKV Barnett LLC
Production reportsBKV Barnett, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitMitchell Energy CorporationJun 8, 1998

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

7,425
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Jun 8, 1998
last permit issued
Sep 27, 2022
completed
888
cumulative oil, bbl
1.91M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · OCT 1997 THROUGH APR 2026

On this page14 formation topsLease production

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Sep 27, 2022
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)

Surface location

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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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Wcco 4 G-13-165699Newark, East (Barnett Shale)BKV Barnett, LLC18881.91MOct 1997 – Apr 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 25,792 · prior 12 28,658(-10%)

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Wells named Wcco 4

BKV Barnett LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Wise County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.

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Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Mitchell Energy CorporationOct 1997 → Dec 2000
  2. 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
  3. 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
  4. 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2020
  5. 5BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
476913-99RecompletionMitchell Energy CorporationJun 8, 1998Jun 8, 1998—7,425
457852-98DrillMitchell Energy CorporationAug 26, 1997Jan 28, 1997Sep 3, 19977,700
457852-99DrillMitchell Energy CorporationJan 27, 1997Jan 28, 1997—7,700

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Sep 27, 2022Wcco 4 G-13-165699Newark East (Barnett Shale)BKV Barnett LLCProducing7,425

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 736 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Boyd North3,818-3,082
Pregnant Shale4,703-3,967
Atoka5,586-4,850
AtokaATOKA CONGLOMERATE5,586-4,850
BarnettBARNETT SHALE6,898-6,162
Brazos River——
BrysonBRYSON SAND——
Caddo——
Canyon——
Overcharged Disposal Zone - Alvo——
Overcharged Disposal Zone - Chic——
StrawnSTRAWN - 4300 IN BOONESVILLE BEN——
Undetermined - Gas Producing Zon——
Valera——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,9106,956Perforated
6,9106,966Perforated
6,9107,318Perforated
7,1127,126Perforated
7,1127,318Perforated
7,1417,155Perforated
7,1767,316Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62571512.25450 S
4.57,4207.875650 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 →

SuffixRRC record dateW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Dec 11, 2025Nov 24, 2025—
00Nov 28, 2022Sep 29, 2022—
00Mar 13, 2003Feb 7, 2003—
00Mar 13, 2000Feb 9, 2000—
00Feb 2, 1998Dec 10, 1997Yes
00Jan 5, 1998——

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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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