WELL · 42-441-33253 · DISTRICT 7
Bird T. J. #8
Taylor County · Bird field · Vertical
Bird T. J. #8 (API 42-441-33253) is a plugged well in Taylor County, plugged May 3, 2023, last operated by Grayrock Energy II LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 20, 1987, permitted to 2,999 ft.
It was permitted by 7 Bar Oil & Gas Company and has since transferred to Grayrock Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Goldbusk, Dothan, Flippen.
Its 2 leases have reported 25.5K barrels of oil and 65 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by 7 Bar Oil & Gas Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · (214) 234-9115
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Grayrock Energy II LLC |
| Production reports | Merit Energy Companythrough Dec 2012 |
| Latest permit | 7 Bar Oil & Gas CompanyJul 20, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,999
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 20, 1987
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1987
- completed
- 25.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 65
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 3, 2023
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird, T. J. O-8-4504 | Bird | Grayrock Energy II, LLC | 8 | 23.8K | 33 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Bird "B" O-8-24534 | Bird | Heart Land Petroleum Corporation | 1 | 1.74K | 32 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1997 |
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.
- 1L.C.S. Production CompanyMay 1993 → Apr 2009
- 2Heart Land Petroleum CorporationAug 1995 → Nov 2002
- 3Quail Well Service, Inc.Dec 2002 → Jun 2004
- 4Plantation Operating, LLCMay 2009 → Nov 2011
- 5Merit Energy CompanyDec 2011 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333003-99 | Drill | 7 Bar Oil & Gas Company | Jul 16, 1987 | Jul 20, 1987 | — | 2,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-4504 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-24534 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Goldbusk | 2,163 |
| Dothan | 2,178 |
| Flippen | 2,578 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,194 | 2,215 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 165 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 4.5 | 2,353 | 7.875 | 330 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 | Nov 12, 1997 | Sep 18, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1987 | Sep 18, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-441-33253 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-441-33253 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- Dec 2012
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000094509 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Dec 5, 2012 | 1,000 | 1,095 | 2,194–2,215 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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