TEXAS · WELLS · POTTER COUNTY · BIVINS LEASE · API 42-375-31457 · DISTRICT 08
Bivins #197
Potter County · Panhandle West field · Producing · Horizontal
Bivins #197 (API 42-375-31457) is a horizontal well in Potter County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed October 21, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 2002, permitted to 3,120 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Brown Dolomite, Granite Wash.
Its lease has reported 882K mcf of gas since May 1995, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jul 17, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,120
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 17, 2002
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 882K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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-14-154608 | Panhandle, West | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 882K | May 1995 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,989 · prior 12 8,214(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mesa Operating Co.May 1995 → Aug 1997
- 2Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 1997 → Sep 2018
- 3Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 521883-99 | Recompletion | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Jul 16, 2002 | Jul 17, 2002 | Sep 15, 2002 | 3,250 |
| 434054-99 | Drill | Mesa Operating Co. | Mar 22, 1995 | Mar 23, 1995 | May 10, 1995 | 3,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 2002 | Bivins G-14-154608 | Panhandle West | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 3,120 |
| Oct 21, 2002 | Bivins G-14-154608 | Panhandle West | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 3,120 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,420 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Brown Dolomite | 2,410 | 1,010 |
| Granite Wash | 2,830 | 590 |
| Granite Wash | 2,831 | 589 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,236 | 5,397 | Perforated |
| 2,269 | 4,143 | Perforated |
| 2,275 | 3,120 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 404 | 12.25 | — |
| 7 | 2,275 | 8.75 | — |
| 5 | 3,120 | 6.25 | — |
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 15, 2003 | Nov 20, 2002 | — |
| 00 | Nov 30, 1995 | Sep 19, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1995 | Jun 16, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 12, 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 42-375-31457 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-375-31457 → 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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