TEXAS · WELLS · POTTER COUNTY · BIVINS LEASE · API 42-375-31453 · DISTRICT 08
Bivins #A196
Potter County · Panhandle West field · Not Eligible for Allowable · Vertical
Bivins #A196 (API 42-375-31453) is a well in Potter County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed July 4, 1995 and listed as not eligible for allowable on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2002.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 1, 1995, permitted to 3,191 ft.
It was permitted by Mesa Operating CO. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Granite Wash, Pre Cambrian, Precambrian.
Its lease has reported 136K mcf of gas since July 1995, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mesa Operating Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Jun 2002 |
| Latest permit | Mesa Operating Co.Mar 1, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,191
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 1995
- last permit issued
- Jul 4, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 136K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · OCT 1995 THROUGH JUN 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 4, 1995
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2002
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bivins G-14-155524 | Panhandle, West | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 136K | Jul 1995 – Jun 2002 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Bivins
Burk Royalty Co. Ltd.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Potter County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mesa Operating Co.Oct 1995 → Aug 1997
- 2Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Jun 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433364-99 | Drill | Mesa Operating Co. | Feb 28, 1995 | Mar 1, 1995 | Jun 11, 1995 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 1995 | Bivins G-14-155524 | Panhandle West | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Not Eligible for Allowable · shut in Jul 1, 2002 | 3,191 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,494 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,328 | 1,166 |
| Granite Wash | 2,555 | 939 |
| Pre Cambrian | 2,616 | 878 |
| Precambrian | 2,616 | 878 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,200 | 3,191 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 405 | 12.25 | 310 S |
| 7 | 2,200 | 8.75 | 250 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. 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 | Jan 3, 1996 | Oct 27, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Nov 30, 1995 | Jul 17, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 9, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-375-31453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-375-31453 → 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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