TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · MERLE T. WAGGONER (AW) LEASE · API 42-497-37712 · DISTRICT 7C
Merle T. Waggoner (AW) #7HA
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Merle T. Waggoner (AW) #7HA (API 42-497-37712) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Bkv Barnett LLC, completed October 23, 2017 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 21, 2013, permitted to 7,955 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 one formation top, including Barnett.
Its lease has reported 3.98K barrels of oil and 569K mcf of gas since December 2013, with no volume in the three years through 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 May 2018 |
| Latest permit | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 21, 2013 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 2013
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 2017
- completed
- 3.98K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 569K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2014 THROUGH May 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 2017
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Merle T. Waggoner (AW) G-13-275040 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett, LLC | 1 | 3.98K | 569K | Dec 2013 – May 2018 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.May 2014 → May 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 768337-98 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | May 13, 2014 | Aug 21, 2013 | Dec 4, 2013 | 9,000 |
| 768337-99 | Drill | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P. | Aug 15, 2013 | Aug 21, 2013 | Dec 4, 2013 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 2017 | Merle T. Waggoner (AW) G-13-275040 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | BKV Barnett LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Oct 1, 2017 | 7,955 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 996 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,490 | 8,702 | Perforated |
| 8,910 | 9,102 | Perforated |
| 9,290 | 9,512 | Perforated |
| 9,690 | 9,902 | Perforated |
| 10,120 | 10,312 | Perforated |
| 10,510 | 10,702 | Perforated |
| 10,920 | 11,122 | Perforated |
| 10,920 | 11,222 | Perforated |
| 11,300 | 11,502 | Perforated |
| 11,700 | 11,902 | Perforated |
| 12,100 | 12,302 | Perforated |
| 12,500 | 12,702 | Perforated |
| 12,900 | 13,092 | Perforated |
| 13,300 | 13,522 | Perforated |
| 13,700 | 13,902 | Perforated |
| 14,100 | 14,302 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 885 | 12.25 | 365 S |
| 5.5 | 14,482 | 8.5 | 2,070 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 | Feb 6, 2018 | Nov 13, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Dec 16, 2014 | Jul 3, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 2014 | May 1, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-497-37712 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-37712 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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