TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · J. B. BROWN GU LEASE · API 42-497-37018 · DISTRICT 7C
J. B. Brown GU #1H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
J. B. Brown GU #1H (API 42-497-37018) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed February 15, 2011 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 11, 2010, permitted to 7,953 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, Forestburg.
Its lease has reported 1.54K barrels of oil and 924K mcf of gas since February 2011, last reporting volume in May 2023.
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 May 2023 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Mar 11, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,953
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 2010
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 2011
- completed
- 1.54K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 924K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2011 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 2011
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. B. Brown GU G-13-260986 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 1.54K | 924K | Feb 2011 – May 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Feb 2011 → Sep 2020
- 2BKV Barnett, LLCOct 2020 → May 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 692300-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Mar 4, 2010 | Mar 11, 2010 | Oct 19, 2010 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2011 | J. B. Brown GU G-13-260986 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2023 | 7,953 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 935 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT SHALE | 7,466 | -6,531 |
| ForestburgFORESTBURG LIME | 7,558 | -6,623 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,795 | -6,860 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,297 | 8,565 | Perforated |
| 8,817 | 9,075 | Perforated |
| 9,327 | 9,585 | Perforated |
| 9,837 | 10,110 | Perforated |
| 10,347 | 10,612 | Perforated |
| 10,857 | 11,115 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 890 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 5.5 | 11,240 | 8.75 | 1,195 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 | Oct 10, 2011 | May 20, 2011 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Oct 21, 2013. 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 | 980 to 2,012 | Oct 21, 2013run Oct 24, 2010 | 0.66 |
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 42-497-37018 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-37018 → 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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