WELL · 42-497-35096 · DISTRICT 9
Downe Author #5
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Downe Author #5 (API 42-497-35096) is a well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed November 15, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 26, 2002, permitted to 8,500 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.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 | Bedrock Production, LLCthrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Tejas Western Corp.Sep 26, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2002
- last permit issued
- Nov 15, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 463K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 15, 2002
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downe, Author G-13-193978 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 463K | Nov 2002 – Jul 2026 |
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.Nov 2002 → Oct 2003
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Nov 2003 → Dec 2011
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Dec 2018
- 4Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524084-98 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Jan 14, 2003 | Sep 26, 2002 | Oct 1, 2002 | 8,500 |
| 524084-99 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Sep 26, 2002 | Sep 26, 2002 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-193978 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 760 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 7,078 | -6,318 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,282 | -6,522 |
| Forestburg | 7,440 | -6,680 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,660 | -6,900 |
| Viola | 8,148 | -7,388 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,380 | 7,500 | Perforated |
| 7,746 | 7,830 | Perforated |
| 7,878 | 8,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 860 | 12.25 | 230 S |
| 5.5 | 8,206 | 7.875 | 700 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 9, 2003 | Jan 27, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 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 42-497-35096 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35096 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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