TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · WCCO 1-SIMS, THOMAS P. LEASE · API 42-497-34537 · DISTRICT 7C
Wcco 1 #4D
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Directional
Wcco 1 #4D (API 42-497-34537) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed May 10, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued June 13, 2000, permitted to 8,013 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 2.41M mcf of gas since May 2001, 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 CorporationJun 13, 2000 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 13, 2000
- last permit issued
- May 10, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wcco 1-Sims, Thomas P. G-13-184535 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.41M | May 2001 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 31,970 · prior 12 34,884(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jul 2001 → Mar 2002
- 2Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2020
- 4BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 496138-97 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jan 25, 2001 | Jun 13, 2000 | Jan 23, 2001 | 8,200 |
| 496138-98 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Aug 31, 2000 | Jun 13, 2000 | — | 8,200 |
| 496138-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jun 13, 2000 | Jun 13, 2000 | — | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2001 | Wcco 1 G-13-184535 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 8,013 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 887 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,687 | 8,151 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,042 | 12.25 | 510 S |
| 5.5 | 8,267 | 7.875 | 1,170 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 | Sep 15, 2026 | Dec 2, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Oct 25, 2001 | Sep 7, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-497-34537 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34537 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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