WELL · 42-227-41931 · DISTRICT 8
Thunder the Bison 18-6 D #5DN
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Thunder The Bison 18-6 D #5DN (API 42-227-41931) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Birch Operations Inc., completed June 14, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 2022, permitted to 8,200 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers.
Its lease has reported 438K barrels of oil and 2M mcf of gas since June 2023, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 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.Aug 31, 2022 |
- 8,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 2022
- last permit issued
- Jun 14, 2023
- completed
- 438K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 14, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.411757, -101.628927
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thunder the Bison 18-6 D O-10-59887 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Birch Operations, Inc. | 2 | 438K | 2M | Jun 2023 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 39,245 · prior 12 100,588(-61%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 725,979 · prior 12 730,141(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Birch Operations, Inc.Jun 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 883321-99 | Drill | Birch Operations, Inc. | Aug 24, 2022 | Aug 31, 2022 | Sep 20, 2022 | 8,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-59887 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,620 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 816 | 1,804 |
| Rustler | 1,323 | 1,297 |
| Yates | 1,973 | 647 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,115 | 505 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,528 | -908 |
| Glorieta | 4,243 | -1,623 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,589 | -1,969 |
| Spraberry | 6,571 | -3,951 |
| Leonard | 7,075 | -4,455 |
| Dean | 7,847 | -5,227 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,230 | 18,531 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 500 | 17.5 | 575 S |
| 9.625 | 7,333 | 12.25 | 1,115 S |
| 5.5 | 18,583 | 8.5 | 2,165 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 | Nov 15, 2023 | Oct 2, 2023 | 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 42-227-41931 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-41931 → 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.
Thunder the Bison 18-6 D42-227-41932
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 814 | 1,806 |
| Rustler | 1,330 | 1,290 |
| Yates | 1,964 | 656 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,108 | 512 |
| San Andres | 3,530 | -910 |
| Glorieta | 4,232 | -1,612 |
| Clear Fork | 4,582 | -1,962 |
| Spraberry | 6,571 | -3,951 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Thunder the Bison 18-6 C42-227-41930
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 803 | 1,817 |
| Rustler | 1,327 | 1,293 |
| Yates | 1,973 | 647 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,108 | 512 |
| San Andres | 3,550 | -930 |
| Glorieta | 4,257 | -1,637 |
| Clear Fork | 4,604 | -1,984 |
| Spraberry | 6,580 | -3,960 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Thunder the Bison 18-6 E42-227-41933
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 820 | 1,800 |
| Rustler | 1,321 | 1,299 |
| Yates | 1,982 | 638 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,113 | 507 |
| San Andres | 3,541 | -921 |
| Glorieta | 4,206 | -1,586 |
| Clear Fork | 4,586 | -1,966 |
| Spraberry | 6,565 | -3,945 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Thunder the Bison 18-6 C42-227-41929
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 809 | 1,811 |
| Rustler | 1,331 | 1,289 |
| Yates | 1,990 | 630 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,125 | 495 |
| San Andres | 3,552 | -932 |
| Glorieta | 4,259 | -1,639 |
| Clear Fork | 4,611 | -1,991 |
| Spraberry | 6,584 | -3,964 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Thunder the Bison 18-6 E42-227-41934
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 818 | 1,802 |
| Rustler | 1,330 | 1,290 |
| Yates | 1,977 | 643 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,116 | 504 |
| San Andres | 3,555 | -935 |
| Glorieta | 4,217 | -1,597 |
| Clear Fork | 4,587 | -1,967 |
| Spraberry | 6,568 | -3,948 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Thunder the Bison 18-6 C42-227-41928
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 816 | 1,804 |
| Rustler | 1,332 | 1,288 |
| Yates | 1,977 | 643 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,122 | 498 |
| San Andres | 3,547 | -927 |
| Glorieta | 4,275 | -1,655 |
| Clear Fork | 4,624 | -2,004 |
| Spraberry | 6,579 | -3,959 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Thunder the Bison 18-6 E42-227-41935
0.0 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 807 | 1,813 |
| Rustler | 1,327 | 1,293 |
| Yates | 1,984 | 636 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,102 | 518 |
| San Andres | 3,546 | -926 |
| Glorieta | 4,589 | -1,969 |
| Clear Fork | 6,578 | -3,958 |
| Spraberry | 7,086 | -4,466 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Traveler 18-30 C42-227-41936
0.2 KM · Birch Operations, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 940 | 1,682 |
| Rustler | 1,386 | 1,236 |
| Yates | 1,983 | 639 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,125 | 497 |
| Glorieta | 3,293 | -671 |
| San Andres | 4,274 | -1,652 |
| Clear Fork | 4,628 | -2,006 |
| Spraberry | 6,605 | -3,983 |
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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