WELL · 42-401-30981 · DISTRICT 6
Bird G. W. Estate #4
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Bird G. W. Estate #4 (API 42-401-30981) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged April 11, 2018, last operated by Verado Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 21, 1980, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Mccormick Oil & Gas Corp. and has since transferred to Verado Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Base C.V. "B" Lime, Taylor.
Operator of record
Permitted by McCormick Oil & Gas Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Allen, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 6, 2024 · 193 permits on file · (214) 365-3315
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verado Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Verado Energy, Inc.through Apr 2018 |
| Latest permit | McCormick Oil & Gas Corp.May 21, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 21, 1980
- last permit issued
- Nov 18, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 473K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 18, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 11, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird, G. W. Estate G-6-90084 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Verado Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 473K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2018 |
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.
- 1Verado Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 81716-99 | Drill | McCormick Oil & Gas Corp. | May 21, 1980 | May 21, 1980 | Jun 15, 1980 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-90084 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 391 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PettitUPPER PETTIT | 6,828 | -6,437 |
| PettitLOWER PETTIT | 6,996 | -6,605 |
| Travis Peak | 7,133 | -6,742 |
| Base C.V. "B" Lime | 9,055 | -8,664 |
| Taylor | 10,160 | -9,769 |
| Bossier | 10,478 | -10,087 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,093 | 9,966 | Perforated |
| 10,168 | 10,453 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,206 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 2.375 | 9,620 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 10,512 | 8.75 | 800 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 | Oct 17, 1989 | Jun 21, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 26, 1980 | — |
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 42-401-30981 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-30981 → 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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