WELL · 42-165-02972 · DISTRICT 8
Birge N. B. -B- #2WI
Gaines County · Champmon North (Strawn -B-) field · Vertical
Birge N. B. -B- #2WI (API 42-165-02972) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged February 3, 1972, last operated by Texaco Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2010 and 2013, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Geomark Resources, L.L.C. and has since transferred to Texaco Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 96K barrels of oil and 22.5K mcf of gas since November 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 36.5K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through October 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Geomark Resources, L.L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 3, 1992 · 4,906 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texaco Inc. |
| Production reports | Enr Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Geomark Resources, L.L.C.Mar 15, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 15, 2013
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 96K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 3, 1972
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birge O-11-69530 | Champmon, North (Strawn) | Enr Operating, LLC | 5 | 96K | 22.5K | Nov 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 327 · prior 12 2,293(-86%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Geomark Resources, L.L.C.Jan 2010 → May 2015
- 2Comstock Energy, LLCJun 2015 → Sep 2021
- 31836 Energy LLCOct 2021 → Dec 2021
- 4Eagle Capital Partners, LLCJan 2022 → Jul 2022
- 5Enr Operating, LLCAug 2022 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 758597-99 | Recompletion | Geomark Resources, L.L.C. | Mar 13, 2013 | Mar 15, 2013 | Mar 25, 2013 | 11,200 |
| 693716-98 | Reenter | Geomark Resources, L.L.C. | Nov 28, 2011 | Apr 7, 2010 | Jan 26, 2012 | 11,200 |
| 693716-99 | Reenter | Geomark Resources, L.L.C. | Mar 30, 2010 | Apr 7, 2010 | — | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-69530 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-69530 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,320 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,145 | 11,190 | Perforated |
| — | 11,188 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 366 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 5,099 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 11,144 | 7.875 | 500 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 15, 2014 | Apr 19, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 2013 | Sep 11, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-165-02972 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-02972 → 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
- 36.5K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 5.82M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000107164 | H-1 Injection | Active | 5,000 | 5,572 | 11,144–11,200 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 36,500 · prior 12 365,000(-90%)
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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