TEXAS · WELLS · POTTER COUNTY · BIVINS RANCH LEASE · API 42-375-31599 · DISTRICT 08
Bivins Ranch #3004
Potter County · Bivins Ranch (Red Cave) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Bivins Ranch #3004 (API 42-375-31599) is a well in Potter County operated by Elendil Resources LLC, completed November 4, 2000 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2012.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2000, permitted to 2,830 ft.
It was permitted by J. W. Resources Inc. and has since transferred to Elendil Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Red Cave.
Its lease has reported 38.6K mcf of gas since January 1999, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by J. W. Resources Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Phone
- (979) 574-6211
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Elendil Resources LLC |
| Production reports | P.o.&g. Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2012 |
| Latest permit | J. W. Resources Inc.Dec 28, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,830
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 2000
- last permit issued
- Nov 4, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 38.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2000 THROUGH Aug 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 4, 2000
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2012
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 Ranch G-14-174427 | Bivins Ranch (Red Cave) | P.o.&g. Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 38.6K | Jan 1999 – Aug 2012 |
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.
- 1Ricks Expl Acquisition CorpNov 2000 → May 2001
- 2Ricks Expl Acquisition LLCJun 2001 → Apr 2002
- 3Sand River O & E LLCMay 2002 → Dec 2004
- 4Questar Expl. and Prod. Co.Jan 2005 → Aug 2010
- 5QEP Energy CompanySep 2010 → Aug 2011
- 6RDT Properties, Inc.Sep 2011 → Mar 2012
- 7Mid-Con Energy Operating, Inc.Apr 2012 → Aug 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 503494-99 | Recompletion | J. W. Resources Inc. | Dec 31, 1998 | Dec 28, 2000 | Jan 8, 1999 | 2,750 |
| 481860-99 | Drill | J. W. Resources Inc. | Dec 31, 1998 | Jan 4, 1999 | Jan 8, 1999 | 2,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 2000 | Bivins Ranch G-14-174427 | Bivins Ranch (Red Cave) | Elendil Resources LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2012 | 2,830 |
| Nov 4, 2000 | Bivins Ranch G-14-174427 | Bivins Ranch (Red Cave) | Elendil Resources LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2012 | 2,830 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,205 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Red Cave | 2,616 | 589 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,670 | 2,706 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 374 | 12.25 | 205 S |
| 4.5 | 2,830 | 7.875 | 130 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 | Feb 13, 2001 | Dec 8, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 1999 | Aug 17, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 12, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-375-31599 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-375-31599 → 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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