WELL · 42-401-31494 · DISTRICT 6
Birdwell #1
Rusk County · Itex (Pettet) field · Producing · Vertical
Birdwell #1 (API 42-401-31494) is a well in Rusk County operated by Hightower Exploration, completed January 5, 1983 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 18, 1982, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Itex Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Hightower Exploration on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 75.9K barrels of oil and 10.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Itex Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Kilgore, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · (903) 475-3124
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hightower Exploration |
| Production reports | Hightower Explorationthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Itex Energy CorporationJun 18, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 1982
- last permit issued
- Jan 5, 1983
- completed
- 75.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 5, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 O-6-10914 | Itex (Pettet) | Hightower Exploration | 1 | 75.9K | 10.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 30 · prior 12 50(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Richey Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 2004
- 2Chalker Energy Management,llcDec 2004 → Jan 2006
- 3Forest Oil CorporationApr 2006 → Jun 2009
- 4Hightower ExplorationOct 2014 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 164083-99 | Drill | Itex Energy Corporation | Jun 18, 1982 | Jun 18, 1982 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-10914 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,816 | 6,852 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,105 | 12.25 | 370 S |
| 2.375 | 6,680 | — | — |
| 3.5 | 7,093 | 8.75 | 770 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 | Jan 28, 1983 | — |
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 42-401-31494 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31494 → 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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