TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · HORNBACK, RUTH LEASE · API 42-497-34945 · DISTRICT 7C
Hornback Ruth #2
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Hornback Ruth #2 (API 42-497-34945) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed July 22, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 22, 2002, permitted to 8,150 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Operating CO., L.P. 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 lease has reported 5.61K barrels of oil and 459K mcf of gas since July 2002, last reporting volume in July 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.; 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 Jul 2025 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 22, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 22, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 2002
- completed
- 5.61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 459K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2002 THROUGH Jul 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 2002
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hornback, Ruth G-13-192795 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 5.61K | 459K | Jul 2002 – Jul 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 317 · prior 12 4,996(-94%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Aug 2002 → Jul 2004
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Sep 2020
- 3BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 519323-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P. | Apr 22, 2002 | Apr 22, 2002 | Jun 10, 2002 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 2002 | Hornback Ruth G-13-192795 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2025 | 8,150 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 982 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 5,100 | -4,118 |
| Marble Falls | 7,038 | -6,056 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,255 | -6,273 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,357 | -6,375 |
| Ordovician | 7,998 | -7,016 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,370 | 7,416 | Perforated |
| 7,672 | 7,950 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 765 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 5.5 | 8,135 | 7.875 | 530 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 2, 2005 | Mar 17, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 18, 2003 | Nov 8, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-497-34945 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34945 → 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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