WELL · 42-389-36084 · DISTRICT 8

Birch Unit #101CH

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Reeves County · Alpine High (Cons) field · Producing  · Horizontal

Birch Unit #101CH (API 42-389-36084) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Apache Corporation, completed December 13, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 22, 2017, permitted to 16,000 ft.

Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Cherry Canyon, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.

No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.

Operator of record

Apache Corporation

Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleApache Corporation
Production reportsApache Corporationthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitApache CorporationJun 22, 2017
16,000
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jun 22, 2017
last permit issued
Dec 13, 2017
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
7.64M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Dec 13, 2017
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

Surface location

31.272003, -103.831032

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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Reeves County.

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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Birch Unit G-10-284886Alpine High (Cons)Apache Corporation107.64MDec 2017 – Jul 2026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 274,899 · prior 12 295,440(-7%)

020K40K60K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Apache CorporationDec 2017 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
827754-98DrillApache CorporationJul 10, 2017Jun 22, 2017Jul 29, 201716,000
827754-99DrillApache CorporationJun 13, 2017Jun 22, 2017Jul 29, 201716,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-10-284886————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,997 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Cherry Canyon4,771-1,774
Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS6,761-3,764
Wolfcamp8,886-5,889
Pennsylvanian9,508-6,511
Bell Canyon——
CastileCASTILLE——
Delaware——
DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS——
DelawareFORD-DELAWARE——
Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
10,95618,990Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.3752,14017.51,580 S
9.6259,10012.251,085 S
5.519,1268.752,060 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Oct 25, 2018Aug 21, 2018Yes

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.

Nearby wells and their tops

NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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Birch Unit42-389-36554

0.3 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Bone Spring6,772-3,764
Wolfcamp8,891-5,883
Pennsylvanian9,506-6,498
Delaware—
Bell Canyon—
Cherry Canyon—
Castile—
Delaware—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Birch Unit42-389-36555

0.3 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Bone Spring6,773-3,764
Wolfcamp8,904-5,895
Pennsylvanian9,500-6,491
Delaware—
Permian (undifferentiated)—
Delaware—
Bell Canyon—
Delaware—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Palm Unit42-389-36177

0.5 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Bell Canyon3,819-830
Bone Spring6,704-3,715
Wolfcamp8,862-5,873
Pennsylvanian—
Delaware—
Delaware—
Permian (undifferentiated)—
Cherry Canyon—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Palm Unit42-389-36660

0.5 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Bell Canyon3,804-814
Bone Spring6,723-3,733
Wolfcamp8,900-5,910
Delaware—
Cherry Canyon—
Delaware—
Pennsylvanian—
Delaware—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Palm Unit42-389-36731

0.6 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Bone Spring6,724-3,734
Wolfcamp8,882-5,892
Mississippian10,425-7,435
Delaware—
Pennsylvanian—
Delaware—
Bell Canyon—
Castile—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Ash Unit42-389-36669

1.8 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Bell Canyon3,845-858
Delaware3,845-858
Cherry Canyon4,780-1,793
Brushy Canyon5,779-2,792
Bone Spring6,782-3,795
Wolfcamp9,002-6,015
Delaware—
Castile—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Ash Unit42-389-36234

1.8 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Delaware3,883-897
Bell Canyon3,883-897
Cherry Canyon4,789-1,803
Brushy Canyon5,782-2,796
Bone Spring6,773-3,787
Wolfcamp8,994-6,008
Delaware—
Castile—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Ash Unit42-389-37446

2.4 KM · Apache Corporation · Section with this well →

Delaware3,791-813
Bell Canyon3,791-813
Cherry Canyon4,712-1,734
Brushy Canyon5,731-2,753
Bone Spring6,804-3,826
Wolfcamp9,063-6,085
Delaware—
Delaware—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

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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