TEXAS · WELLS · PALO PINTO COUNTY · BIRDWELL LEASE · API 42-363-33357 · DISTRICT 6E
Birdwell #2
Palo Pinto County · J.B.T. (Conglomerate) field · Vertical
Birdwell #2 (API 42-363-33357) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged March 6, 1998, last operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 26, 1984, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Conglomerate.
Its lease has reported 24 barrels of oil and 23.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 99
- Phone
- (817) 335-0831
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Dec 1997 |
| Latest permit | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.Jun 26, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 26, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 1984
- completed
- 24
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 6, 1998
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdwell G-8-112341 | J.B.T. (Conglomerate) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 24 | 23.6K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1997 |
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.
- 1M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 243130-99 | Drill | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. | Jun 18, 1984 | Jun 26, 1984 | — | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 1984 | Birdwell G-8-112341 | J.B.T. (Conglomerate) | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,104 | 4,112 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 282 | 12.25 | 200 sx |
| 4.5 | 4,260 | 7.875 | 150 sx |
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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 20, 1984 | Aug 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1984 | Aug 13, 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 42-363-33357 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33357 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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