TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · KATIE LEE UNIT LEASE · API 42-497-36748 · DISTRICT 7C
Katie Lee Unit #1H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Katie Lee Unit #1H (API 42-497-36748) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett II LLC, completed January 20, 2026 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 3, 2008, permitted to 7,955 ft.
It was permitted by Braden Exploration, LLC and has since transferred to Bkv Barnett II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg, Forrestburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Braden Exploration, LLC; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Braden Exploration, LLCDec 3, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,955
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 3, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 2026
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 2026
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katie Lee Unit G-13-253041 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.41M | Jun 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 41,371 · prior 12 52,637(-21%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Braden Exploration, LLCOct 2009 → Nov 2011
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Dec 2011 → Jan 2019
- 3Bedrock Production, LLCFeb 2019 → Jul 2025
- 4BKV Barnett II, LLCFeb 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 675655-99 | Drill | Braden Exploration, LLC | Dec 1, 2008 | Dec 3, 2008 | May 13, 2009 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2026 | Katie Lee Unit G-13-253041 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett II LLC | Producing | 7,955 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 888 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 7,116 | -6,228 |
| Marble Falls | 7,120 | -6,232 |
| Barnett | 7,327 | -6,439 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 7,342 | -6,454 |
| Forestburg | 7,397 | -6,509 |
| Forrestburg | 7,455 | -6,567 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,677 | -6,789 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,480 | 10,576 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 620 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 10,625 | 7.875 | 605 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 | Mar 24, 2026 | Mar 2, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 2010 | Feb 11, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 2, 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 42-497-36748 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36748 → 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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