TEXAS · WELLS · PALO PINTO COUNTY · BIRDWELL LEASE · API 42-363-33369 · DISTRICT 6E
Birdwell #3
Palo Pinto County · J.B.T. (Conglomerate) field · Vertical
Birdwell #3 (API 42-363-33369) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged July 28, 2015, last operated by Cholla Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 3, 1984, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. and has since transferred to Cholla Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Conglomerate.
Its lease has reported 14.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 23, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,085
- Phone
- (214) 692-7052
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cholla Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Cholla Petroleum, Inc.through May 2013 |
| Latest permit | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.Jul 3, 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
- Jul 3, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jul 19, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH May 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 19, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 28, 2015
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-8-112339 | J.B.T. (Conglomerate) | Cholla Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 14.4K | Jan 1993 – May 2013 |
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.Oct 1994 → Sep 1998
- 2Birdwell Oil & GasOct 1998 → Jun 2002
- 3Palo Pinto Oil & Gas CorporationMar 2011 → May 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 244141-99 | Drill | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. | Jul 3, 1984 | Jul 3, 1984 | — | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 1984 | Birdwell G-8-112339 | J.B.T. (Conglomerate) | Cholla Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,938 | 3,946 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 282 | 12.25 | 190 sx |
| 4.5 | 4,119 | 7.875 | 200 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 15, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1984 | Aug 15, 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 42-363-33369 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33369 → 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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