WELL · 42-115-31519 · DISTRICT 8
Popnoe #1
Dawson County · Felken (Spraberry) field · Vertical
Popnoe #1 (API 42-115-31519) is a well in Dawson County operated by Byrd Operating Company, completed May 27, 1993.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 6, 1981, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Wilson, WM. B. & Sons, Inc. and has since transferred to Byrd Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including San Andres, Spraberry, Upper Srayberry, Jo Mill.
Its 2 leases have reported 779K barrels of oil and 34.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 19 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 185K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through August 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wilson, Wm. B. & Sons, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 68 permits on file · (432) 413-6683
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Byrd Operating Company |
| Production reports | Petx Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Wilson, Wm. B. & Sons, Inc.May 6, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 6, 1981
- last permit issued
- May 27, 1993
- completed
- 779K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 27, 1993
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 19 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Felken Unit O-11-68154 | Felken (Spraberry) | Petx Operating LLC | 17 | 765K | 32.8K | Feb 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Popnoe O-11-63436 | Felken (Spraberry) | Byrd Operating Company | 2 | 14.5K | 1.67K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2000 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11,695 · prior 12 12,846(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Wilson, Wm. B. Exploration Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Lone Star Oil & GasMay 1993 → Aug 1994
- 3Byrd Operating CompanySep 1994 → Oct 2024
- 4Petx Operating LLCNov 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117238-99 | Drill | Wilson, Wm. B. & Sons, Inc. | May 6, 1981 | May 6, 1981 | — | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-63436 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-68154 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,983 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 3,628 | -645 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,576 | -3,593 |
| Upper Srayberry | 6,576 | -3,593 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 7,192 | -4,209 |
| Jo MillJO-MILL | 7,432 | -4,449 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,740 | 6,756 | Perforated |
| 7,526 | 7,555 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 356 | 15 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 3,620 | 11 | 300 S |
| 2.875 | 7,521 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,650 | 7.875 | 350 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 | Nov 14, 2024 | Nov 20, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 2001 | Feb 1, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Feb 17, 2000 | Oct 19, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Nov 18, 1993 | Oct 19, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 20, 1981 | — |
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 42-115-31519 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-115-31519 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 185K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 3.58M
- bbl, all reported
- Aug 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000079107 | H-1 Injection | Active | 750 | 1,750 | 6,600–7,555 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 185,032 · prior 12 130,508(+42%)
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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