WELL · 42-353-33612 · DISTRICT 7
Birdsnest #1
Nolan County · Evb (Palo Pinto) field · Vertical
Birdsnest #1 (API 42-353-33612) is a plugged well in Nolan County, plugged November 18, 2025, last operated by Walter Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 2016, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Noodle Creek - Disposal, Flippen Lime - Disposal, Breckenridge - Disposal.
Its lease has reported 5.7K barrels of oil and 333 mcf of gas since January 2017, last reporting in December 2025.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 111 permits on file · (214) 288-8080
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Walter Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Walter Exploration Companythrough Jul 2022 |
| Latest permit | Walter Exploration CompanyOct 6, 2016 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 2017
- completed
- 5.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 333
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2017 THROUGH Dec 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 18, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdsnest O-8-32083 | Evb (Palo Pinto) | Walter Exploration Company | 1 | 5.7K | 333 | Jan 2017 – Dec 2025 |
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.
- 1Walter Exploration CompanyJan 2017 → Jul 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 818922-99 | Drill | Walter Exploration Company | Sep 28, 2016 | Oct 6, 2016 | Oct 11, 2016 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-32083 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,355 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman JunctionCOLEMAN JUNCTION - CORROSIVE; PO | 2,710 | -355 |
| Noodle Creek - Disposal | 3,418 | -1,063 |
| Flippen Lime - Disposal | 3,795 | -1,440 |
| Breckenridge - Disposal | 4,215 | -1,860 |
| Elm Creek - Disposal | — | — |
| Flippen Sand - Disposal | — | — |
| King Sand - Disposal | — | — |
| TannehillTANNEHILL - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| WolfcampWOLFCAMP - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,640 | 5,646 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 523 | 12.25 | 265 S |
| 5.5 | 5,888 | 7.875 | 590 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 | Jan 12, 2017 | Jan 3, 2017 | 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 42-353-33612 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-353-33612 → 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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