TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · GRIFFETH GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-497-34317 · DISTRICT 7C
Griffeth Gas Unit #6
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Griffeth Gas Unit #6 (API 42-497-34317) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed January 22, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 13, 1998, permitted to 7,985 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Strawn, Boyd North, Caddo, Pregnant Shale.
Its lease has reported 328 barrels of oil and 2.38M mcf of gas since February 1999, 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 CorporationNov 13, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,985
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 1999
- completed
- 328
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1999 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 1999
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Griffeth Gas Unit G-13-172243 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 328 | 2.38M | Feb 1999 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 59,986 · prior 12 46,508(+29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationFeb 1999 → 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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480854-98 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Mar 16, 1999 | Nov 13, 1998 | Dec 9, 1998 | 8,000 |
| 480854-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Nov 13, 1998 | Nov 13, 1998 | — | 7,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 1999 | Griffeth Gas Unit G-13-172243 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 7,985 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 949 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,400 | 7,464 | Perforated |
| 7,473 | 7,529 | Perforated |
| 7,630 | 7,647 | Perforated |
| 7,630 | 7,855 | Perforated |
| 7,666 | 7,682 | Perforated |
| 7,705 | 7,855 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,014 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 4.5 | 7,985 | 7.875 | 630 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 | May 12, 2000 | Apr 17, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Apr 9, 1999 | Mar 18, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 30, 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 42-497-34317 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34317 → 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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