TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · BUCHANAN, J. R. GU LEASE · API 42-497-36655 · DISTRICT 7C
Buchanan J. R. GU #9H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Buchanan J. R. GU #9H (API 42-497-36655) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed May 2, 2009 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 2008, permitted to 7,328 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 3 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Upper Barentt Shale.
Its lease has reported 13.1K barrels of oil and 1.38M mcf of gas since January 2009, last reporting volume in 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Oct 6, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,328
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 2008
- last permit issued
- May 2, 2009
- completed
- 13.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2009 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 2, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanan, J. R. GU G-13-249464 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 13.1K | 1.38M | Jan 2009 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 31,004 · prior 12 28,182(+10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.May 2009 → Sep 2020
- 2BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 671609-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Sep 22, 2008 | Oct 6, 2008 | Dec 30, 2008 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 2009 | Buchanan J. R. GU G-13-249464 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Producing | 7,328 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 779 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 6,617 | -5,838 |
| BarnettBARNETT LIME | 6,854 | -6,075 |
| Upper Barentt Shale | 6,951 | -6,172 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 6,951 | -6,172 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,686 | 7,690 | Perforated |
| 8,051 | 8,055 | Perforated |
| 8,416 | 8,420 | Perforated |
| 8,781 | 8,785 | Perforated |
| 9,146 | 9,150 | Perforated |
| 9,511 | 9,515 | Perforated |
| 9,876 | 9,880 | Perforated |
| 10,241 | 10,245 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 555 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 10,314 | 8.5 | 890 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 | Jan 11, 2010 | Aug 24, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Aug 11, 2009 | Mar 26, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2009 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Feb 15, 2012. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITY | TIFF | 550 to 6,551 | Feb 15, 2012run Jan 7, 2009 | 2.66 |
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 42-497-36655 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36655 → 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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