WELL · 42-273-00561 · DISTRICT 4
State Tract 169 #1A
Kleberg County · Bird Island (12-G) field · Vertical
State Tract 169 #1A (API 42-273-00561) is a plugged well in Kleberg County, plugged July 24, 2000, last operated by American Petrofina CO. Of Tex..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1995 and 1998, permitted to 9,496 ft.
It was permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company and has since transferred to American Petrofina CO. Of Tex. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
American Petrofina Co. of Tex.
Permitted by Fina Oil & Chemical Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 15, 1985 · 831 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. |
| Production reports | Fina Oil & Chemical Companythrough Nov 1999 |
| Latest permit | Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyNov 5, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,496
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 1, 1960
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 1, 1960
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 24, 2000
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 5 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 169 G-4-161737 | Bird Island (10-D) | Totalfinaelf E&P USA Inc | 1 | 0 | 439K | Jun 1996 – Feb 2002 |
| State Tract 169 G-4-171053 | Bird Island (10-B) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 125K | Oct 1998 – Jul 2000 |
| State Tract 169 G-4-154547 | Bird Island (Frio 11-E) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 580K | May 1995 – Jun 1996 |
| State Tract 169 G-4-47985 | Bird Island (12-F) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
| State Tract 169 G-4-48130 | Bird Island (12-B) | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | 1 | 0 | 356K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Nov 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480191-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 15, 1998 | Nov 5, 1998 | Oct 16, 1998 | 9,496 |
| 454539-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Oct 30, 1996 | Oct 31, 1996 | Apr 16, 1996 | 9,496 |
| 435149-99 | Recompletion | Fina Oil & Chemical Company | Apr 24, 1995 | May 1, 1995 | Apr 4, 1995 | 9,496 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-47985 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-48130 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-154547 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-161737 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-171053 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,236 | 7,245 | Perforated |
| 7,288 | 7,291 | Perforated |
| 7,802 | 7,808 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,214 | 15 | 520 S |
| 7 | 8,988 | 9.875 | 400 S |
| 7 | 8,992 | 9.875 | 400 S |
| 5 | 9,498 | — | 180 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 | Dec 22, 1998 | Dec 9, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 19, 1997 | Jan 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1996 | Jun 5, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 24, 1970 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 25, 1970 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-273-00561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-273-00561 → 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.
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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