WELL · 42-165-31581 · DISTRICT 8
Fasken-Birdwell #1
Gaines County · Vertical
Fasken-Birdwell #1 (API 42-165-31581) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged April 6, 1981, last operated by Txo Production Corp..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1988, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Queen, San Andres.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 1, 1992 · 3,227 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | TXO Production Corp.Jan 22, 1988 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 22, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 1995
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 6, 1981
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdwell "A" O-11-64234 | Hanford (San Andres) | Marathon Oil Company | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 341715-99 | Reenter | TXO Production Corp. | Jan 21, 1988 | Jan 22, 1988 | — | 6,000 |
| 44206-99 | Drill | Fasken, David | Mar 13, 1979 | Mar 13, 1979 | Mar 18, 1979 | 5,821 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-64234 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,360 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| RustlerRUSTLER ANHYDRITE | 2,285 | 1,075 |
| Yates | 3,361 | -1 |
| Queen | 4,489 | -1,129 |
| San Andres | 4,974 | -1,614 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,526 | 5,541 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,263 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 4.5 | 5,808 | 7.875 | 2,250 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 | Jun 29, 1988 | May 11, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-165-31581 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-31581 → 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.
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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