WELL · 42-055-31080 · DISTRICT 1
Byrd Lee #11
Caldwell County · Luling-Branyon field · Vertical
Byrd Lee #11 (API 42-055-31080) is a plugged well in Caldwell County, plugged November 7, 1996, last operated by Texas Petroleum Investment CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 26, 1977, permitted to 2,380 ft.
It was permitted by Lightsey Operating Company and has since transferred to Texas Petroleum Investment CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 37.4K barrels of oil and 63 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Petroleum Investment Co.
Permitted by Lightsey Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Active, filed Oct 1, 2025 · 233 permits on file · (713) 789-9225
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. |
| Production reports | Texas Petroleum Investment Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lightsey Operating CompanyOct 26, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,380
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 26, 1977
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1977
- completed
- 37.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 63
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 7, 1996
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd, Lee O-1-3169 | Luling-Branyon | Texas Petroleum Investment Co. | 4 | 37.4K | 63 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 685 · prior 12 335(+104%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Production Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Sep 1996 → Mar 1997
- 4Vintage Petroleum, Inc.Apr 1997 → Apr 2006
- 5Vintage Petroleum, LLCMay 2006 → Sep 2006
- 6Texas Petroleum Investment Co.Oct 2006 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10714-99 | Drill | Lightsey Operating Company | Oct 26, 1977 | Oct 26, 1977 | — | 2,380 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-3169 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 200 | 8.625 | 143 S |
| 5.5 | 2,280 | 7.875 | 553 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 | Jun 30, 1978 | — |
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 42-055-31080 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-31080 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 452K
- bbl, all reported
- Sep 1996
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000000767 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged Dec 13, 1996 | 2,000 | 150 | 2,280–2,380 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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