TEXAS · WELLS · PALO PINTO COUNTY · BIRDWELL LEASE · API 42-363-33384 · DISTRICT 6E
Birdwell #4
Palo Pinto County · Mooney (Strawn) field · Vertical
Birdwell #4 (API 42-363-33384) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged August 6, 2015, last operated by Cholla Petroleum Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 17, 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 Strawn.
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 Jul 2015 |
| Latest permit | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc.Jul 17, 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 17, 1984
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 63.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 6, 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-8-113121 | Mooney (Strawn) | Cholla Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 63.2K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2015 |
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 → Sep 1998
- 2Birdwell Oil & GasOct 1998 → Jun 2002
- 3Palo Pinto Oil & Gas CorporationNov 2010 → Aug 2013
- 4Cholla Petroleum, Inc.Nov 2013 → Jul 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 245489-99 | Drill | Thomas Hydrocarbons, Inc. | Jul 17, 1984 | Jul 17, 1984 | — | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1984 | Birdwell G-8-113121 | Mooney (Strawn) | Cholla Petroleum Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,516 | 2,520 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 266 | 12.25 | 180 S |
| 4.5 | 4,159 | 7.875 | 200 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 | Nov 14, 1984 | Oct 12, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1984 | Sep 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 42-363-33384 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33384 → 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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