TEXAS · WELLS · CHEROKEE COUNTY · NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #1 LEASE · API 42-073-30870 · DISTRICT 06
New Birmingham B Gas Unit #1 #2
Cherokee County · White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
New Birmingham B Gas Unit #1 #2 (API 42-073-30870) is a well in Cherokee County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed February 29, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 4, 1996, permitted to 10,850 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, BMA, James Lime, Pettit.
Its lease has reported 2.26K barrels of oil and 2.17M mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyJan 4, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,850
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 29, 1996
- completed
- 2.26K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.17M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 29, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Birmingham "B" Gas Unit #1 G-6-158409 | White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 2.26K | 2.17M | Feb 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 18,095 · prior 12 16,053(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyFeb 1996 → Aug 2015
- 2Legacy Reserves Operating LPSep 2015 → May 2021
- 3Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.Jun 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443437-98 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Dec 21, 1999 | Jan 4, 1996 | — | 11,400 |
| 443437-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Jan 5, 1996 | Jan 4, 1996 | Jan 7, 1996 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 1996 | New Birmingham B Gas Unit #1 G-6-158409 | White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 10,850 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 425 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 5,210 | -4,785 |
| BMA | 8,562 | -8,137 |
| James LimeJAMES | 9,136 | -8,711 |
| Pettit | 9,371 | -8,946 |
| Travis Peak | 9,895 | -9,470 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,754 | 9,807 | Perforated |
| 9,940 | 10,080 | Perforated |
| 10,192 | 10,328 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,555 | 12.25 | 480 S |
| 4.5 | 10,850 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 20, 1996 | Mar 27, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-073-30870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-30870 → 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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