WELL · 42-051-30778 · DISTRICT 3
Berka Unit #1
Burleson County · Caldwell (Austin Chalk) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Berka Unit #1 (API 42-051-30778) is a well in Burleson County operated by B D Production CO. Inc., completed September 24, 1980 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 28, 1980, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by B. D. K. Production CO., Inc. and has since transferred to B D Production CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 26K barrels of oil and 326K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by B. D. K. Production Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Christ, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 126 permits on file · (361) 813-5177
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | B D Production Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | B D Production Co., Inc.through Jun 2022 |
| Latest permit | B. D. K. Production Co., Inc.Jul 28, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 28, 1980
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1980
- completed
- 26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 326K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berka Unit O-3-13356 | Caldwell (Austin Chalk) | B D Production Co., Inc. | 1 | 26K | 326K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1B D Production Co., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89600-99 | Drill | B. D. K. Production Co., Inc. | Jul 28, 1980 | Jul 28, 1980 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-13356 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,052 | 8,200 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,952 | 12.25 | 1,125 S |
| 2.375 | 7,976 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,259 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 8, 1980 | — |
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 42-051-30778 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-30778 → 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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