WELL · 42-051-30938 · DISTRICT 3
Birch Creek Ranch A #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Birch Creek Ranch A #1 (API 42-051-30938) is a plugged well in Burleson County, plugged February 7, 1995, last operated by Plum Oil & Gas.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 14, 1980, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton W., JR. and has since transferred to Plum Oil & Gas on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams, Clayton W., Jr.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Plum, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 18, 1991
- Phone
- (409) 242-5824
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton W., Jr.Aug 14, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jan 21, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 21, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 7, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Creek Ranch "A" O-3-20509 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Plum Oil & Gas | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 2003 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 89844-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr. | Aug 14, 1980 | Aug 14, 1980 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 1981 | Birch Creek Ranch O-3-13837 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Williams Clayton Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 21, 1981 | Birch Creek Ranch A O-3-20509 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Plum Oil & Gas | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,730 | 8,769 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 523 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 7,959 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,188 | 7.875 | 720 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 | Aug 30, 1989 | Feb 13, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 13, 1981 | — |
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 42-051-30938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-30938 → 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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