WELL · 42-165-35324 · DISTRICT 8
Birge-Forbes Unit #1
Gaines County · New Era (Glorieta) field · Producing · Vertical
Birge-Forbes Unit #1 (API 42-165-35324) is a well in Gaines County operated by Maverick Operating LLC, completed March 10, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 26, 1998, permitted to 7,500 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 4 formation tops, including Rustler, San Andres, Glorieta, Clfk.
Its lease has reported 140K barrels of oil and 12K mcf of gas since March 1998, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Young, Marshall R., Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 35 permits on file · (432) 413-5533
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Maverick Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Maverick Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Young, Marshall R., Oil CompanyJan 26, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 26, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 1998
- completed
- 140K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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-Forbes Unit O-11-67897 | New Era (Glorieta) | Maverick Operating, LLC | 1 | 140K | 12K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 9(-78%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Young, Marshall R., Oil Co.Mar 1998 → 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, LLCApr 2021 → Dec 2022
- 7Maverick Operating, LLCFeb 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472649-99 | Drill | Young, Marshall R., Oil Company | Jan 26, 1998 | Jan 26, 1998 | Feb 12, 1998 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67897 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,107 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,318 | 789 |
| San Andres | 5,243 | -2,136 |
| Glorieta | 6,743 | -3,636 |
| Clfk | 6,958 | -3,851 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,910 | 6,914 | Perforated |
| 6,920 | 6,924 | Perforated |
| 6,932 | 6,942 | Perforated |
| 6,952 | 6,962 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 304 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 2,325 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 5.5 | 7,215 | 7.875 | 420 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 | Apr 20, 1998 | Mar 24, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-165-35324 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35324 → 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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