WELL · 42-073-30874 · DISTRICT 6
New Birmingham GU 2 #2
Cherokee County · White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) field · Vertical
New Birmingham GU 2 #2 (API 42-073-30874) is a plugged well in Cherokee County, plugged May 11, 2007, last operated by Headington Oil Company L.P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 1996, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Headington Oil Company L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Glen Rose, Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 7, 2014 · 135 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Headington Oil Company L.P. |
| Production reports | Headington Oil Company, L.P.through Apr 2004 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyMar 28, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 30, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.41M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1996 THROUGH May 2007
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 11, 2007
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 GU 2 G-6-159163 | White Oak Creek (Travis Peak) | Headington Oil Company, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 1.41M | May 1996 – May 2007 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Headington Oil CompanyJun 1996 → Jun 1998
- 2Headington Oil Company, L.P.Jul 1998 → Apr 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 446389-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Mar 28, 1996 | Mar 28, 1996 | Apr 5, 1996 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-159163 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 539 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glen Rose | 7,168 | -6,629 |
| Rodessa | 8,746 | -8,207 |
| James Lime | 9,327 | -8,788 |
| Pettit | 9,566 | -9,027 |
| Travis Peak | 10,092 | -9,553 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,950 | 10,056 | Perforated |
| 10,092 | 10,156 | Perforated |
| 10,348 | 10,436 | Perforated |
| 10,616 | 10,724 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,680 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 4.5 | 10,950 | 7.875 | 1,040 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 13, 1996 | Jun 13, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 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 42-073-30874 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-073-30874 → 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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