TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · WELLS FARGO LEASE · API 42-227-38298 · DISTRICT 7B
Wells Fargo #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Wells Fargo #1 (API 42-227-38298) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged December 23, 2020, last operated by Birch Operations Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 6, 2014, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hadaway Consult And Engineer,LLC and has since transferred to Birch Operations Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Glorieta, San Andres, Dean.
Its lease has reported 30.8K barrels of oil and 104K mcf of gas since January 2015, last reporting in August 2022. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 619
- Phone
- (832) 701-1776
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Birch Operations Inc. |
| Production reports | Birch Operations, Inc.through Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llcOct 6, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jan 27, 2015
- completed
- 30.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 104K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2015 THROUGH Aug 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 27, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 23, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wells Fargo O-10-46142 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 2 | 30.8K | 104K | Jan 2015 – Aug 2022 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Breitburn Operating L.P.Feb 2015 → Mar 2018
- 2Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 796866-98 | Drill | Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llc | Oct 22, 2014 | Oct 6, 2014 | Nov 8, 2014 | 12,000 |
| 796866-99 | Drill | Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llc | Sep 23, 2014 | Oct 6, 2014 | Nov 8, 2014 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 27, 2015 | Wells Fargo O-10-46142 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,496 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,830 | 666 |
| Glorieta | 3,220 | -724 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,420 | -924 |
| Dean | 7,838 | -5,342 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,054 | -5,558 |
| Pennsylvanian | 9,343 | -6,847 |
| Strawn | 9,701 | -7,205 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPIAN-FUSSELMAN | 9,858 | -7,362 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,960 | 10,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 263 | 17.5 | 320 S |
| 8.625 | 4,394 | 11 | 925 S |
| 5.5 | 10,809 | 7.875 | 1,075 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 | May 22, 2015 | May 18, 2015 | Yes |
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 42-227-38298 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38298 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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