WELL · 42-423-30342 · DISTRICT 6
Byrd #1
Smith County · Manziel Bros. (Pettit) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Byrd #1 (API 42-423-30342) is a well in Smith County operated by Bowles Energy Inc., completed January 30, 1979 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 10, 1978, permitted to 8,700 ft.
It was permitted by Highland Resources-G. R. Brown and has since transferred to Bowles Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 37.8K barrels of oil and 1.4K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Highland Resources-G. R. Brown; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Longview, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 64 permits on file · (903) 753-7061
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bowles Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Bowles Energy, Inc.through Jul 2022 |
| Latest permit | Highland Resources-G. R. BrownOct 10, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 1978
- last permit issued
- Jan 30, 1979
- completed
- 37.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 30, 1979
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Byrd O-6-10112 | Manziel Bros. (Pettit) | Bowles Energy, Inc. | 1 | 37.8K | 1.4K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Brown, George R. Partnership,theJan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Mahfouz Energy CompanyNov 1993 → Apr 2016
- 3Bowles Energy, Inc.May 2016 → Jul 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 34351-99 | Drill | Highland Resources-G. R. Brown | Oct 10, 1978 | Oct 10, 1978 | Oct 25, 1978 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-10112 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,110 | 8,116 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,245 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,335 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Feb 5, 1979 | — |
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 42-423-30342 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-30342 → 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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