TEXAS · WELLS · LOVING COUNTY · BIRDIE-BELL 54-2-18 LOV LEASE · API 42-301-31610 · DISTRICT 7B
Birdie-Bell 54-2-18 Lov #1H
Loving County · Sandbar (Bone Spring) field · Horizontal
Birdie-Bell 54-2-18 Lov #1H (API 42-301-31610) is a plugged horizontal well in Loving County, plugged August 26, 2017, last operated by Shell Western E&P.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 13, 2011, permitted to 18,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Shell Western E&P on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon, Bone Spring.
Its lease has reported 35 barrels of oil since September 2011, last reporting in September 2017.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 4, 2021
- Permits on file
- 1,756
- Phone
- (832) 337-0694
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Shell Western E&P |
| Production reports | Shell Western E&Pthrough Jan 2013 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 13, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 13, 2011
- last permit issued
- Sep 14, 2011
- completed
- 35
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2011 THROUGH Sep 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 14, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 26, 2017
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdie-Bell 54-2-18 Lov O-10-42372 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | 1 | 35 | 0 | Sep 2011 – Sep 2017 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 2012 → Feb 2012
- 2Shell Western E&PJan 2013 → Jan 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720027-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jul 12, 2011 | Jul 13, 2011 | Aug 15, 2011 | 18,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 14, 2011 | Birdie-Bell 54-2-18 Lov O-10-42372 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | Shell Western E&P | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,878 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 4,164 | -1,286 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,130 | -2,252 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,552 | -3,674 |
| Bone Spring | 8,108 | -5,230 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,679 | 12,591 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,210 | 17.5 | 1,060 S |
| 9.625 | 4,258 | 12.25 | 1,320 S |
| 5.5 | 12,696 | 7.875 | 1,230 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 | Mar 26, 2013 | Jan 31, 2013 | 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 42-301-31610 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-31610 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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