WELL · 42-227-41172 · DISTRICT 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 C #4MS
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Shasta The Cougar 42-30 C #4MS (API 42-227-41172) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Birch Operations Inc., completed August 29, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 23, 2021, permitted to 7,100 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 617K barrels of oil and 3.17M mcf of gas since October 2021, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 619 permits on file · (713) 238-6071
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.Jun 23, 2021 |
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 23, 2021
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 2022
- completed
- 617K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.17M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2021 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.355761, -101.612997
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta the Cougar 42-30 C O-10-57147 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 3 | 617K | 3.17M | Oct 2021 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 983,145 · prior 12 926,532(+6%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 28,879 · prior 12 80,013(-64%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Birch Operations, Inc.Aug 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 870593-99 | Drill | Birch Operations, Inc. | Jun 17, 2021 | Jun 23, 2021 | Jun 29, 2021 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-57147 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,535 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 765 | 1,770 |
| Rustler | 1,200 | 1,335 |
| Yates | 1,877 | 658 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,018 | 517 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,323 | -788 |
| Glorieta | 4,204 | -1,669 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,577 | -2,042 |
| Spraberry | 6,448 | -3,913 |
| Dean | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,061 | 17,350 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 499 | 17.5 | 605 S |
| 9.625 | 6,221 | 12.25 | 1,340 S |
| 5.5 | 17,424 | 8.5 | 2,105 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 3, 2023 | Nov 18, 2022 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 2022 | Apr 28, 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 42-227-41172 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-41172 → 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 neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 B42-227-41171
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 762 | 1,773 |
| Rustler | 1,197 | 1,338 |
| Yates | 1,875 | 660 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,018 | 517 |
| San Andres | 3,339 | -804 |
| Glorieta | 4,217 | -1,682 |
| Clear Fork | 4,588 | -2,053 |
| Spraberry | 6,461 | -3,926 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 C42-227-41173
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 765 | 1,770 |
| Rustler | 1,199 | 1,336 |
| Yates | 1,880 | 655 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,020 | 515 |
| San Andres | 3,324 | -789 |
| Glorieta | 4,200 | -1,665 |
| Clear Fork | 4,574 | -2,039 |
| Spraberry | 6,458 | -3,923 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 B42-227-41170
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 763 | 1,772 |
| Rustler | 1,199 | 1,336 |
| Yates | 1,881 | 654 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,019 | 516 |
| San Andres | 3,326 | -791 |
| Glorieta | 4,205 | -1,670 |
| Clear Fork | 4,574 | -2,039 |
| Spraberry | 6,458 | -3,923 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 C42-227-41174
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 755 | 1,780 |
| Rustler | 1,190 | 1,345 |
| Yates | 1,878 | 657 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,016 | 519 |
| San Andres | 3,324 | -789 |
| Glorieta | 4,198 | -1,663 |
| Clear Fork | 4,576 | -2,041 |
| Spraberry | 6,458 | -3,923 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 B42-227-41169
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 765 | 1,770 |
| Rustler | 1,207 | 1,328 |
| Yates | 1,878 | 657 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,017 | 518 |
| San Andres | 3,328 | -793 |
| Glorieta | 4,203 | -1,668 |
| Clear Fork | 4,572 | -2,037 |
| Spraberry | 6,464 | -3,929 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 A42-227-41168
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 759 | 1,776 |
| Rustler | 1,198 | 1,337 |
| Yates | 1,876 | 659 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,017 | 518 |
| San Andres | 3,326 | -791 |
| Glorieta | 4,196 | -1,661 |
| Clear Fork | 4,575 | -2,040 |
| Spraberry | 6,469 | -3,934 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 D42-227-41175
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 761 | 1,775 |
| Rustler | 1,198 | 1,338 |
| Yates | 1,881 | 655 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,023 | 513 |
| San Andres | 3,322 | -786 |
| Glorieta | 4,196 | -1,660 |
| Clear Fork | 4,571 | -2,035 |
| Spraberry | 6,462 | -3,926 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shasta the Cougar 42-30 A42-227-41167
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 763 | 1,772 |
| Rustler | 1,211 | 1,324 |
| Yates | 1,888 | 647 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,028 | 507 |
| San Andres | 3,327 | -792 |
| Glorieta | 4,202 | -1,667 |
| Clear Fork | 4,576 | -2,041 |
| Spraberry | 6,464 | -3,929 |
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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