TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · CARTER, B.S. JR. "A" LEASE · API 42-497-34298 · DISTRICT 7C
Carter B.S. Jr. A #4
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Carter B.S. JR. A #4 (API 42-497-34298) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed December 21, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 12, 1998, permitted to 8,013 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, Marble Falls, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 69 barrels of oil and 1.7M mcf of gas since December 1998, 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 12, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,013
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1998
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1998
- completed
- 69
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.7M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1998
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carter, B.S. Jr. "A" G-13-171921 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 69 | 1.7M | Dec 1998 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 14,494 · prior 12 9,528(+52%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Republic Energy Inc.Jan 1999 → 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 → Sep 2025
- 6BKV Barnett II, LLCOct 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479309-99 | Drill | Republic Energy Inc. | Sep 8, 1998 | Oct 12, 1998 | Nov 24, 1998 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1998 | Carter B.S. Jr. A G-13-171921 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Producing | 8,013 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 873 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 4,640 | -3,767 |
| Marble Falls | 6,860 | -5,987 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,610 | -6,737 |
| Viola | 7,920 | -7,047 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,765 | 7,790 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 976 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 7,995 | 7.875 | 320 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 9, 1999 | Jan 21, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-497-34298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34298 → 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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