WELL · 42-227-41044 · DISTRICT 8
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 B #3DN
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 B #3DN (API 42-227-41044) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Birch Operations Inc., completed July 30, 2022 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 30, 2021, permitted to 7,805 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 826K barrels of oil and 4.38M mcf of gas since August 2021, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 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.Mar 30, 2021 |
- 7,805
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 30, 2021
- last permit issued
- Jul 30, 2022
- completed
- 826K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.38M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2021 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 30, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
32.388374, -101.614392
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sammy Bearkat 29-41 B O-10-57181 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 3 | 826K | 4.38M | Aug 2021 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,289,349 · prior 12 1,162,625(+11%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 40,329 · prior 12 89,747(-55%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Birch Operations, Inc.Jul 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 868519-98 | Drill | Birch Operations, Inc. | Feb 1, 2023 | Mar 30, 2021 | May 14, 2021 | 8,050 |
| 868519-99 | Drill | Birch Operations, Inc. | Mar 22, 2021 | Mar 30, 2021 | — | 8,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 30, 2022 | Sammy Bearkat 29-41 B O-10-57181 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations Inc. | Shut IN | 7,805 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,575 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 897 | 1,678 |
| Rustler | 1,268 | 1,307 |
| Yates | 1,913 | 662 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,057 | 518 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,319 | -744 |
| Glorieta | 4,279 | -1,704 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,561 | -1,986 |
| Spraberry | 6,492 | -3,917 |
| Dean | 7,723 | -5,148 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 45,691 | -43,116 |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,192 | 21,224 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 499 | 17.5 | 570 S |
| 9.625 | 7,266 | 12.25 | 1,160 S |
| 5.5 | 21,285 | 8.5 | 2,600 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 | Feb 13, 2023 | Oct 21, 2022 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 2022 | May 4, 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 42-227-41044 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-41044 → 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.
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 B42-227-41045
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 885 | 1,690 |
| Rustler | 1,270 | 1,305 |
| Yates | 1,916 | 659 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,057 | 518 |
| San Andres | 3,321 | -746 |
| Glorieta | 4,275 | -1,700 |
| Clear Fork | 4,571 | -1,996 |
| Spraberry | 6,501 | -3,926 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 B42-227-41043
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 899 | 1,676 |
| Rustler | 1,268 | 1,307 |
| Yates | 1,913 | 662 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,056 | 519 |
| San Andres | 3,325 | -750 |
| Glorieta | 4,285 | -1,710 |
| Clear Fork | 4,562 | -1,987 |
| Spraberry | 6,496 | -3,921 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 C42-227-41046
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 908 | 1,667 |
| Rustler | 1,269 | 1,306 |
| Yates | 1,911 | 664 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,057 | 518 |
| San Andres | 3,324 | -749 |
| Glorieta | 4,265 | -1,690 |
| Clear Fork | 4,558 | -1,983 |
| Spraberry | 6,476 | -3,901 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 A42-227-41042
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 902 | 1,674 |
| Rustler | 1,268 | 1,308 |
| Yates | 1,926 | 650 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,065 | 511 |
| San Andres | 3,324 | -748 |
| Glorieta | 4,288 | -1,712 |
| Clear Fork | 4,576 | -2,000 |
| Spraberry | 6,485 | -3,909 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 C42-227-41047
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 910 | 1,665 |
| Rustler | 1,286 | 1,289 |
| Yates | 1,925 | 650 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,055 | 520 |
| San Andres | 3,318 | -743 |
| Glorieta | 4,271 | -1,696 |
| Clear Fork | 4,567 | -1,992 |
| Spraberry | 6,486 | -3,911 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 A42-227-41041
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 896 | 1,680 |
| Rustler | 1,264 | 1,312 |
| Yates | 1,924 | 652 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,065 | 511 |
| San Andres | 3,326 | -750 |
| Glorieta | 4,290 | -1,714 |
| Clear Fork | 4,572 | -1,996 |
| Spraberry | 6,474 | -3,898 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 C42-227-41048
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 902 | 1,673 |
| Rustler | 1,276 | 1,299 |
| Yates | 1,922 | 653 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,059 | 516 |
| San Andres | 3,318 | -743 |
| Glorieta | 4,274 | -1,699 |
| Clear Fork | 4,575 | -2,000 |
| Spraberry | 6,487 | -3,912 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sammy Bearkat 29-41 A42-227-41040
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 898 | 1,678 |
| Rustler | 1,263 | 1,313 |
| Yates | 1,928 | 648 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,063 | 513 |
| San Andres | 3,335 | -759 |
| Glorieta | 4,308 | -1,732 |
| Clear Fork | 4,591 | -2,015 |
| Spraberry | 6,495 | -3,919 |
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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