TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · API 42-051-31331 · DISTRICT 03
Birch Creek-A- #3
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Birch Creek-A- #3 (API 42-051-31331) is a well in Burleson County operated by Sage Energy Company, completed May 3, 1990.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 1989, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- San Antonio, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 10, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,060
- Phone
- (210) 404-2828
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sage Energy Company |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Sage Energy CompanySep 25, 1989 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1989
- last permit issued
- May 3, 1990
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — G-3-108884 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Birch Creek -A- G-3-141329 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Sage Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
| Birch Creek-A- O-3-13891 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sage Energy Company | 6 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364151-99 | Recompletion | Sage Energy Company | Sep 20, 1989 | Sep 25, 1989 | — | 9,480 |
| 217545-99 | Recompletion | Sage Energy Company | Oct 13, 1983 | Oct 18, 1983 | — | 7,200 |
| 107447-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | Feb 4, 1981 | Feb 4, 1981 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1990 | Birch Creek-A- O-3-13891 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sage Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| May 3, 1990 | Birch Creek-A- O-3-13891 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sage Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Dec 5, 1983 | Birch Creek A G-3-108884 | Big -a- Taylor | Sage Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Birch Creek -A- G-3-141329 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Sage Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 301 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 7,094 | -6,793 |
| Pecan Gap | 8,055 | -7,754 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,028 | -8,727 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 9,402 | -9,101 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,095 | 7,126 | Perforated |
| 9,175 | 9,399 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,630 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 2.375 | 9,105 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,497 | 7.875 | 625 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 | Jun 15, 1992 | Apr 8, 1992 | — |
| 00 | May 26, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1990 | May 14, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1984 | Feb 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1984 | Feb 6, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 20, 1982 | — |
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 42-051-31331 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31331 → 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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