TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · DOWNE, ARTHUR LEASE · API 42-497-34801 · DISTRICT 7C
Downe Arthur #2
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Downe Arthur #2 (API 42-497-34801) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed December 3, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 10, 2001, permitted to 8,275 ft.
It was permitted by Tejas Western Corp. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg, Viola.
Its lease has reported 13.9K barrels of oil and 431K mcf of gas since December 2001, last reporting volume in May 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Tejas Western Corp.; 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 May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Tejas Western Corp.Oct 10, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,275
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 2001
- last permit issued
- Dec 3, 2001
- completed
- 13.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 431K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2002 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 3, 2001
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downe, Arthur G-13-186910 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 13.9K | 431K | Dec 2001 – May 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tejas Western Corp.Jan 2002 → Oct 2003
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Nov 2003 → Dec 2011
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Dec 2018
- 4Bedrock Production, LLCMay 2019 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514352-98 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Jan 14, 2003 | Oct 10, 2001 | — | 8,900 |
| 514352-99 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Oct 10, 2001 | Oct 10, 2001 | Oct 22, 2001 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 3, 2001 | Downe Arthur G-13-186910 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 8,275 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 785 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,118 | -6,333 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,270 | -6,485 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,479 | -6,694 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,698 | -6,913 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 8,186 | -7,401 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,370 | 7,552 | Perforated |
| 7,746 | 8,076 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 841 | 12.25 | 410 S |
| 5.5 | 8,251 | 7.875 | 380 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 7, 2002 | Feb 4, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 25, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-497-34801 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34801 → 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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