WELL · 42-373-30981 · DISTRICT 3
Birch R. E. Gas Unit #5
Polk County · Damascus (Woodbine 9230) field · Vertical
Birch R. E. Gas Unit #5 (API 42-373-30981) is a plugged well in Polk County, plugged December 8, 2017, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 13, 2003, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Classic Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Taylor, Austin Chalk.
Operator of record
Permitted by Classic Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 16,156 permits on file · (832) 625-1100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Feb 2010 |
| Latest permit | Classic Oil & Gas, Inc.Feb 13, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 13, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 630K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2003 THROUGH Aug 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 8, 2017
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-3-194357 | Damascus (Woodbine 9230) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 630K | Mar 2003 – Aug 2018 |
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.
- 1Classic Oil & Gas, Inc.Apr 2003 → Jan 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Feb 2004 → Feb 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 528378-99 | Drill | Classic Oil & Gas, Inc. | Feb 12, 2003 | Feb 13, 2003 | Mar 3, 2003 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-194357 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 176 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 6,411 | -6,235 |
| Navarro | 7,874 | -7,698 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SHALE | 8,685 | -8,509 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,960 | -8,784 |
| Woodbine | 9,282 | -9,106 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,350 | 9,360 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,045 | 11 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 9,450 | 7.875 | 500 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 | May 28, 2003 | May 9, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 22, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-373-30981 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-373-30981 → 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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