WELL · 42-165-33800 · DISTRICT 8
Birge #1
Gaines County · Champmon (Strawn) field · Vertical
Birge #1 (API 42-165-33800) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged November 11, 1994, last operated by Brazos Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 5, 1987, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Primary Fuels, Inc. and has since transferred to Brazos Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Dean.
Operator of record
Permitted by Primary Fuels, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Brazos Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Primary Fuels, Inc.Nov 5, 1987 |
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
- Nov 5, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 11, 1994
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birge O-11-66191 | Champmon (Strawn) | Brazos Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 336631-99 | Drill | Primary Fuels, Inc. | Sep 29, 1987 | Nov 5, 1987 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-66191 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,135 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,150 | 11,158 | Perforated |
| 11,162 | 11,172 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 421 | 17.5 | 425 S |
| 8.625 | 5,200 | 11 | 290 S |
| 5.5 | 11,394 | 7.875 | 300 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 7, 1988 | May 27, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 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 42-165-33800 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33800 → 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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