WELL · 42-227-40824 · DISTRICT 8
Cowboy Joe 33-45 C #3WA
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Cowboy Joe 33-45 C #3WA (API 42-227-40824) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Birch Operations Inc., completed February 17, 2022 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 13, 2020, permitted to 7,698 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 756K barrels of oil and 2.95M mcf of gas since February 2022, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 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.Oct 13, 2020 |
- 7,698
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 13, 2020
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 2022
- completed
- 756K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.95M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
32.386034, -101.586618
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowboy Joe 33-45 C O-10-57099 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 2 | 756K | 2.95M | Feb 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 603,641 · prior 12 804,990(-25%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 29,828 · prior 12 55,216(-46%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Birch Operations, Inc.Feb 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 865511-99 | Drill | Birch Operations, Inc. | Oct 11, 2020 | Oct 13, 2020 | Oct 28, 2020 | 8,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 17, 2022 | Cowboy Joe 33-45 C O-10-57099 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations Inc. | Shut IN | 7,698 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,589 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 888 | 1,701 |
| Rustler | 1,317 | 1,272 |
| Yates | 1,898 | 691 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,037 | 552 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,278 | -689 |
| Glorieta | 4,131 | -1,542 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,425 | -1,836 |
| Spraberry | 6,413 | -3,824 |
| Dean | 7,652 | -5,063 |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,997 | 20,728 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 494 | 17.5 | 605 S |
| 9.625 | 7,203 | 12.25 | 1,165 S |
| 5.5 | 20,766 | 8.5 | 2,540 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 14, 2022 | Apr 21, 2022 | 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 42-227-40824 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-40824 → 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.
Cowboy Joe 33-45 C42-227-40823
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 895 | 1,694 |
| Rustler | 1,307 | 1,282 |
| Yates | 1,896 | 693 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,028 | 561 |
| San Andres | 3,280 | -691 |
| Glorieta | 4,124 | -1,535 |
| Clear Fork | 4,418 | -1,829 |
| Spraberry | 6,404 | -3,815 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowboy Joe 33-45 D42-227-40825
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 873 | 1,717 |
| Rustler | 1,294 | 1,296 |
| Yates | 1,893 | 697 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,038 | 552 |
| San Andres | 3,284 | -694 |
| Glorieta | 4,104 | -1,514 |
| Clear Fork | 4,424 | -1,834 |
| Spraberry | 6,398 | -3,808 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowboy Joe 33-45 B42-227-40822
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 889 | 1,700 |
| Rustler | 1,327 | 1,262 |
| Yates | 1,903 | 686 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,033 | 556 |
| San Andres | 3,274 | -685 |
| Glorieta | 4,146 | -1,557 |
| Clear Fork | 4,426 | -1,837 |
| Spraberry | 6,403 | -3,814 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowboy Joe 33-45 D42-227-40826
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 899 | 1,691 |
| Rustler | 1,301 | 1,289 |
| Yates | 1,900 | 690 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,040 | 550 |
| San Andres | 3,287 | -697 |
| Glorieta | 4,098 | -1,508 |
| Clear Fork | 4,419 | -1,829 |
| Spraberry | 6,396 | -3,806 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowboy Joe 33-45 A42-227-40821
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 892 | 1,697 |
| Rustler | 1,312 | 1,277 |
| Yates | 1,904 | 685 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,041 | 548 |
| San Andres | 3,297 | -708 |
| Glorieta | 4,147 | -1,558 |
| Clear Fork | 4,426 | -1,837 |
| Spraberry | 6,408 | -3,819 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowboy Joe 33-45 E42-227-40827
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 894 | 1,696 |
| Rustler | 1,297 | 1,293 |
| Yates | 1,899 | 691 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,037 | 553 |
| San Andres | 3,284 | -694 |
| Glorieta | 4,072 | -1,482 |
| Clear Fork | 4,417 | -1,827 |
| Spraberry | 6,394 | -3,804 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowboy Joe 33-45 A42-227-40820
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 884 | 1,975 |
| Rustler | 1,322 | 1,537 |
| Yates | 1,904 | 955 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,038 | 821 |
| San Andres | 3,283 | -424 |
| Glorieta | 4,155 | -1,296 |
| Clear Fork | 4,425 | -1,566 |
| Spraberry | 6,407 | -3,548 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Cowboy Joe 33-45 F42-227-40828
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 889 | 1,701 |
| Rustler | 1,326 | 1,264 |
| Yates | 1,901 | 689 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,037 | 553 |
| San Andres | 3,285 | -695 |
| Glorieta | 4,072 | -1,482 |
| Clear Fork | 4,424 | -1,834 |
| Spraberry | 6,394 | -3,804 |
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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