TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · BENNETT, WILLIAM LEASE · API 42-497-35035 · DISTRICT 7C
Bennett William #12
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Permitted field
- Boonsville (Bend Congl., Gas)
Bennett William #12 (API 42-497-35035) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed September 11, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2002 and 2009, permitted to 7,550 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Energy Production CO, L.P. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Parks Reef, Caddo, Daly Lime, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 8 barrels of oil and 119K mcf of gas since September 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon Energy Production 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 2005 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Feb 4, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,550
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 2009
- last permit issued
- Sep 11, 2002
- completed
- 8
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 119K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2002 THROUGH Jul 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 11, 2002
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, William G-13-192963 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 8 | 119K | Sep 2002 – Jul 2005 |
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.
- 1Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Oct 2002 → Jul 2004
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Jul 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 678099-99 | Recompletion | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Feb 2, 2009 | Feb 4, 2009 | — | 6,300 |
| 521946-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P. | Jul 17, 2002 | Jul 17, 2002 | Aug 4, 2002 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 11, 2002 | Bennett William G-13-192963 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2005 | 7,550 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 689 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Parks Reef | 2,977 | -2,288 |
| CaddoCADDO LIME | 3,482 | -2,793 |
| Daly Lime | 3,648 | -2,959 |
| Marble Falls | 6,609 | -5,920 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,881 | -6,192 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,960 | -6,271 |
| Ordovician | 7,367 | -6,678 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,962 | 7,312 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,045 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 5.5 | 7,539 | 7.875 | 750 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 | Jul 6, 2005 | Apr 28, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 20, 2003 | Dec 30, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 5, 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 42-497-35035 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35035 → 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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