TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · BIRDWELL LEASE · API 42-401-30637 · DISTRICT 06
Birdwell #1
Rusk County · Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Birdwell #1 (API 42-401-30637) is a well in Rusk County operated by Faulconer Energy LLC, completed March 3, 1978 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 1977, permitted to 7,557 ft.
It was permitted by Texas Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Faulconer Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Texas Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tyler, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 29, 2025
- Permits on file
- 46
- Phone
- (903) 581-4382
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Faulconer Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Faulconer Energy, LLCthrough Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | Texas Oil & Gas Corp.Nov 14, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,557
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 1977
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.28M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 1978
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birdwell G-6-78255 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Faulconer Energy, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.28M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 9(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Aug 1996
- 2Faulconer, Vernon E., Inc.Sep 1996 → Dec 2021
- 3Faulconer Energy, LLCJan 2022 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11973-99 | Drill | Texas Oil & Gas Corp. | Nov 14, 1977 | Nov 14, 1977 | Dec 5, 1977 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 3, 1978 | Birdwell G-6-78255 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Faulconer Energy LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2024 | 7,557 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,440 | 7,450 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,360 | 11 | 450 S |
| 2.875 | 7,557 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 7, 1978 | — |
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 42-401-30637 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30637 → 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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