TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · DOWNE, AUTHOR LEASE · API 42-497-35025 · DISTRICT 7C
Downe Author #3
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Downe Author #3 (API 42-497-35025) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed July 17, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 5, 2002, permitted to 8,145 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 17.3K barrels of oil and 357K mcf of gas since September 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 Jul 2020 |
| Latest permit | Tejas Western Corp.Jul 5, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,145
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 2002
- completed
- 17.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 357K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2002 THROUGH Jul 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 2002
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2020
- 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, Author G-13-192713 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 17.3K | 357K | Sep 2002 – Jul 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tejas Western Corp.Sep 2002 → Oct 2003
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Nov 2003 → Dec 2011
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
- 4Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Jul 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521618-98 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Jan 14, 2003 | Jul 5, 2002 | — | 8,500 |
| 521618-99 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Jul 5, 2002 | Jul 5, 2002 | Jul 12, 2002 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 2002 | Downe Author G-13-192713 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2020 | 8,145 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 731 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,015 | -6,284 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,218 | -6,487 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,378 | -6,647 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,595 | -6,864 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 8,072 | -7,341 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,320 | 7,436 | Perforated |
| 7,674 | 7,760 | Perforated |
| 7,824 | 8,006 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 786 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 5.5 | 8,133 | 7.875 | 500 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, 2003 | Oct 18, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 11, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-497-35025 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35025 → 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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