WELL · 42-165-35244 · DISTRICT 8
Birge #1
Gaines County · New Era (Glorieta) field · Injection · Vertical
Birge #1 (API 42-165-35244) is a well in Gaines County operated by Maverick Operating LLC, completed October 29, 1997 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 19, 1997, permitted to 7,200 ft.
It was permitted by Young, Marshall R., Oil Company and has since transferred to Maverick Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, San Andres, Glorieta.
Its 2 leases have reported 498K barrels of oil and 34.4K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 37.2K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through October 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Young, Marshall R., Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 2, 2025
- Permits on file
- 35
- Phone
- (432) 682-2500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Young Marshall R. Oil Co. |
| Production reports | Maverick Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Young, Marshall R., Oil CompanyAug 19, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 29, 1997
- completed
- 498K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 29, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birge O-11-67823 | New Era (Glorieta) | Maverick Operating, LLC | 3 | 498K | 34.4K | Oct 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Birge O-11-67821 | Wildcat | Young, Marshall R., Oil Co. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 1997 – Dec 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 994 · prior 12 1,762(-44%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Young, Marshall R., Oil Co.Oct 1997 → Nov 2010
- 2Stanolind Operating LLCDec 2010 → Sep 2013
- 3Memorial Production Oper. LLCOct 2013 → Oct 2015
- 4Sogo III LLCNov 2015 → Jul 2017
- 5Stanolind Production LLCAug 2017 → Dec 2020
- 6Slant Operating, LLCJan 2021 → Jan 2023
- 7Maverick Operating, LLCFeb 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 466446-99 | Drill | Young, Marshall R., Oil Company | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 31, 1997 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 1997 | Birge O-11-67823 | New Era (Glorieta) | Maverick Operating LLC | Injection | 7,200 |
| — | Birge O-11-67821 | Wildcat | Young Marshall R. Oil Co. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,115 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,326 | 789 |
| Yates | 3,486 | -371 |
| San Andres | 5,280 | -2,165 |
| Glorieta | 6,730 | -3,615 |
| U/Clearfork | 7,000 | -3,885 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,876 | 6,902 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,335 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 7,200 | 7.875 | 286 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 | Jul 22, 2002 | May 22, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 1997 | Nov 4, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 12, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-165-35244 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35244 → 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
- 37.2K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 1.92M
- bbl, all reported
- Oct 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000091524 | H-1 Injection | Active | 450 | 3,400 | 6,876–6,902 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 37,217 · prior 12 35,072(+6%)
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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