TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · WOLFENBARGER LEASE · API 42-497-35492 · DISTRICT 7C
Wolfenbarger #3H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Wolfenbarger #3H (API 42-497-35492) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed February 26, 2004 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 2003, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
Its lease has reported 12.4K barrels of oil and 1.56M mcf of gas since February 2004, last reporting volume in May 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; 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 Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Dec 29, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 26, 2004
- completed
- 12.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · MAR 2004 THROUGH JUN 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 26, 2004
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolfenbarger G-13-202703 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 12.4K | 1.56M | Feb 2004 – Jun 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Wells named Wolfenbarger
BKV Barnett II LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Wise County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Mar 2004 → Dec 2011
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2012 → Jan 2019
- 3Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 540173-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Dec 29, 2003 | Dec 29, 2003 | Dec 31, 2004 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 26, 2004 | Wolfenbarger G-13-202703 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 8,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 833 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LIME | 6,957 | -6,124 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,183 | -6,350 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,348 | -6,515 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT SHALE | 7,508 | -6,675 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,785 | 9,701 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 838 | 13.75 | 455 S |
| 5.5 | 9,751 | 7.875 | 690 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 | Nov 19, 2004 | Jul 26, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-497-35492 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35492 → 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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