TEXAS · WELLS · POLK COUNTY · BIRCH, R. E. GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-373-30478 · DISTRICT 03
Birch R. E. Gas Unit #2
Polk County · Damascus (Woodbine 9230) field · Vertical
Birch R. E. Gas Unit #2 (API 42-373-30478) is a plugged well in Polk County, plugged September 23, 1997, last operated by Faulconer Vernon E. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 17, 1980, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Woolf & Magee, Inc. and has since transferred to Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Woolf & Magee, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 28, 2024
- Permits on file
- 16
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Woolf & Magee, Inc.Jun 17, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1980
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 23, 1997
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birch, R. E. Gas Unit G-3-91501 | Damascus (Woodbine 9230) | Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Sep 1997 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 84256-99 | Drill | Woolf & Magee, Inc. | Jun 17, 1980 | Jun 17, 1980 | Jun 23, 1980 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 1980 | Birch R. E. Gas Unit G-3-91501 | Damascus (Woodbine 9230) | Faulconer Vernon E. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,226 | 9,232 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,920 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.375 | 9,212 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,275 | 8.75 | 650 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, 1984 | Dec 12, 1980 | — |
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 42-373-30478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-373-30478 → 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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