TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · API 42-497-34257 · DISTRICT 7C
Wcco 4 #5B
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 3
- Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) · Newark, East (Barnett Shale) · Pruitt (Viola Lime)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
Wcco 4 #5B (API 42-497-34257) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed November 12, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 24, 1998, permitted to 7,720 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Ordovician.
Its 2 leases have reported 3.82K barrels of oil and 1.97M mcf of gas since August 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Dec 2022 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationApr 24, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,720
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 24, 1998
- last permit issued
- Nov 12, 2004
- completed
- 3.82K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.97M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · AUG 1998 THROUGH DEC 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 12, 2004
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2021
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wcco 4 G-13-170062 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 3.81K | 1.95M | Aug 1998 – Dec 2022 |
| Wcco 4-Georgie Fitch G-13-170063 | Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 6 | 19.8K | Aug 1998 – Dec 2002 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
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.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationAug 1998 → 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 → Sep 2020
- 5BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475623-98 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | May 20, 1998 | Apr 24, 1998 | May 11, 1998 | 8,400 |
| 475623-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Apr 24, 1998 | Apr 24, 1998 | — | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 12, 2004 | Wcco 4 G-13-170062 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Nov 1, 2021 | 7,720 |
| Aug 3, 1998 | Wcco 4-Georgie Fitch G-13-170063 | Boonsville (Bend Congl. Gas) | BKV Barnett LLC | Partial Plug · shut in Dec 1, 2002 | 7,720 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 795 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 4,189 | -3,394 |
| Marble Falls | 6,739 | -5,944 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,110 | -6,315 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,114 | -6,319 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,320 | -6,525 |
| Ordovician | 7,618 | -6,823 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,412 | 4,438 | Perforated |
| 7,114 | 7,170 | Perforated |
| 7,114 | 7,546 | Perforated |
| 7,336 | 7,384 | Perforated |
| 7,336 | 7,546 | Perforated |
| 7,402 | 7,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 728 | 12.25 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 7,719 | 7.875 | 705 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 | Jun 4, 2026 | Nov 24, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Mar 13, 2003 | Feb 10, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1998 | Sep 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 5, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-497-34257 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34257 → 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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