TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · MONTY THE AZTEC 42-43 A LEASE · API 42-227-39948 · DISTRICT 7B
Monty the Aztec 42-43 A #1WB
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Horizontal
Monty The Aztec 42-43 A #1WB (API 42-227-39948) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Birch Operations Inc., completed November 14, 2019 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 4, 2019, permitted to 8,172 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Dean, Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 792K barrels of oil and 4.33M mcf of gas since November 2019, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Birch Operations, Inc.Jan 4, 2019 |
- 8,172
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 4, 2019
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 2019
- completed
- 792K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
32.358059, -101.615595
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Howard County.
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monty the Aztec 42-43 A O-10-53478 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 4 | 792K | 4.33M | Nov 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 695,472 · prior 12 704,230(-1%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 21,473 · prior 12 37,644(-43%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Birch Operations, Inc.Nov 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 848231-99 | Drill | Birch Operations, Inc. | Dec 31, 2018 | Jan 4, 2019 | Feb 24, 2019 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 2019 | Monty the Aztec 42-43 A O-10-53478 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations Inc. | Shut In | 8,172 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,538 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dean | 742 | 1,796 |
| Yates | 1,893 | 645 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,035 | 503 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,349 | -811 |
| Glorieta | 4,217 | -1,679 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,584 | -2,046 |
| Spraberry | 6,473 | -3,935 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,829 | -5,291 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,738 | 15,815 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 490 | 17.5 | 625 S |
| 9.625 | 7,411 | 12.25 | 1,210 S |
| 5.5 | 16,302 | 8.5 | 1,910 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 4, 2020 | Feb 7, 2020 | 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 42-227-39948 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-39948 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Monty the Aztec 42-43 B42-227-39949
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,895 | 642 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,037 | 500 |
| San Andres | 3,343 | -806 |
| Glorieta | 4,203 | -1,666 |
| Clear Fork | 4,584 | -2,047 |
| Spraberry | 6,481 | -3,944 |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Leonard | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Monty the Aztec 42-43 A42-227-39947
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,895 | |
| Seven Rivers | 2,035 | |
| San Andres | 3,347 | |
| Glorieta | 4,210 | |
| Clear Fork | 4,583 | |
| Spraberry | 6,466 | |
| Dean | 7,746 | |
| Wolfcamp | 7,827 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Monty the Aztec 42-43 B42-227-39950
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,899 | 639 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,034 | 504 |
| San Andres | 3,347 | -809 |
| Glorieta | 4,204 | -1,666 |
| Clear Fork | 4,590 | -2,052 |
| Spraberry | 6,469 | -3,931 |
| Dean | 7,743 | -5,205 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,854 | -5,316 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Monty the Aztec 42-43 A42-227-39946
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,896 | 642 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,035 | 503 |
| San Andres | 3,342 | -804 |
| Glorieta | 4,179 | -1,641 |
| Clear Fork | 4,585 | -2,047 |
| Spraberry | 6,470 | -3,932 |
| Coleman Junction | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Monty the Aztec 42-43 C42-227-39951
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,899 | 639 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,027 | 511 |
| San Andres | 3,349 | -811 |
| Glorieta | 4,211 | -1,673 |
| Clear Fork | 4,585 | -2,047 |
| Spraberry | 6,468 | -3,930 |
| Dean | 7,736 | -5,198 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,842 | -5,304 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Monty the Aztec 42-43 A42-227-39945
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | 2,028 | 510 |
| San Andres | 3,340 | -802 |
| Glorieta | 4,220 | -1,682 |
| Clear Fork | 4,585 | -2,047 |
| Spraberry | 6,468 | -3,930 |
| Leonard | — | |
| Cisco | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Monty the Aztec 42-43 C42-227-39952
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,896 | 642 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,026 | 512 |
| San Andres | 3,343 | -805 |
| Glorieta | 4,204 | -1,666 |
| Clear Fork | 4,579 | -2,041 |
| Spraberry | 6,571 | -4,033 |
| Coleman Junction | — | |
| Dean | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 A42-227-41166
0.3 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 763 | 1,772 |
| Rustler | 1,207 | 1,328 |
| Yates | 1,885 | 650 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,026 | 509 |
| San Andres | 3,332 | -797 |
| Glorieta | 4,199 | -1,664 |
| Clear Fork | 4,586 | -2,051 |
| Spraberry | 6,471 | -3,936 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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