WELL · 42-497-35818 · DISTRICT 9
Burress Unit #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Burress Unit #1 (API 42-497-35818) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Devon Energy Production CO L.P., completed December 1, 2005.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 2005, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC and has since transferred to Devon Energy Production CO L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg, Ellenburger.
Its 2 leases have reported 23.7K barrels of oil and 3.26M mcf of gas since November 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Devon Energy Production Co L.P.
Permitted by Chief Oil & Gas LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Oklahoma City, OK
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,266
- Phone
- (405) 235-3611
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Devon Energy Production Co L.P. |
| Production reports | BKV Barnett, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chief Oil & Gas LLCApr 12, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2005
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 2005
- completed
- 23.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burress Unit G-13-261853 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.41M | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Burress Unit O-13-30534 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | 2 | 23.7K | 1.85M | Nov 2005 – Sep 2012 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 64,465 · prior 12 69,263(-7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chief Oil & Gas LLC *Nov 2005 → Jun 2006
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jul 2006 → Sep 2020
- 3BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 560357-99 | Drill | Chief Oil & Gas LLC | Apr 12, 2005 | Apr 12, 2005 | Apr 2, 2005 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-261853 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30534 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 759 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,284 | -5,525 |
| Marble Falls | 6,290 | -5,531 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,661 | -5,902 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 6,663 | -5,904 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 6,670 | -5,911 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 6,772 | -6,013 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 6,799 | -6,040 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 6,892 | -6,133 |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | 7,720 | -6,961 |
| Marble Falls | — | — |
| ViolaVIOLA LIME | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,670 | 9,825 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,264 | 12.25 | 870 S |
| 7.875 | 4,405 | 7.875 | 412 S |
| 5.5 | 4,405 | 7.875 | 412 S |
| 7.625 | 9,902 | 7.875 | 790 S |
| 5.5 | 9,902 | 7.875 | 790 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 | Jan 11, 2023 | Nov 9, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Jan 19, 2012 | Jul 12, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 2006 | Mar 14, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2006 | Dec 21, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 17, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-497-35818 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35818 → 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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