TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · BENTLEY, JAMES D. LEASE · API 42-497-36491 · DISTRICT 7C
Bentley James D. #7H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Bentley James D. #7H (API 42-497-36491) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed September 9, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 8, 2008, permitted to 6,906 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 2 formation tops, including Barnett, Forestberg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 8, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,906
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 8, 2008
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.67M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bentley, James D. G-13-244379 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.67M | Sep 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 53,994 · prior 12 41,833(+29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Sep 2008 → Sep 2020
- 2BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658138-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Mar 26, 2008 | Apr 8, 2008 | Apr 20, 2008 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2008 | Bentley James D. G-13-244379 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 6,906 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 765 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,296 | 10,345 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 528 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 7 | 6,262 | 8.75 | 330 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 | Feb 20, 2009 | Nov 21, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 28, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-497-36491 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36491 → 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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