TEXAS · WELLS · CHEROKEE COUNTY · NEW BIRMINGHAM "B" GAS UNIT #3 LEASE · API 42-073-30871 · DISTRICT 06
New Birmingham B Gas Unit #3 #5
Cherokee County · White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
New Birmingham B Gas Unit #3 #5 (API 42-073-30871) is a well in Cherokee County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed March 27, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2016, permitted to 10,910 ft.
It was permitted by Legacy Reserves Operating LP and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including BMA, James Lime, Pettit, Travis Peak.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Legacy Reserves Operating LP; 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
- 383
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 25, 2016 |
- 10,910
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 2016
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 652K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 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 #3 G-6-158551 | White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 652K | Mar 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,661 · prior 12 4,379(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyMar 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 813340-99 | Recompletion | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Jan 19, 2016 | Jan 25, 2016 | — | 9,850 |
| 443704-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Jan 16, 1996 | Jan 16, 1996 | Feb 9, 1996 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1996 | New Birmingham B Gas Unit #3 G-6-158551 | White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 10,910 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 476 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 8,666 | -8,190 |
| James LimeJAMES | 9,250 | -8,774 |
| Pettit | 9,484 | -9,008 |
| Travis Peak | 9,862 | -9,386 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,936 | 10,556 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,460 | 12.25 | 780 S |
| 4.5 | 10,910 | 7.875 | 1,233 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 | Jul 12, 1996 | Apr 26, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 1, 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 42-073-30871 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-30871 → 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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