WELL · 42-461-37591 · DISTRICT 7
Kelsey #9
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Kelsey #9 (API 42-461-37591) is a well in Upton County operated by Firebird Energy II LLC, completed February 27, 2023 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 17, 2011, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cog Operating LLC and has since transferred to Firebird Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 557K barrels of oil and 3.56M mcf of gas since October 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by COG Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 12, 2024
- Permits on file
- 272
- Phone
- (817) 857-7800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Firebird Energy II LLC |
| Production reports | Firebird Energy II LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | COG Operating LLCAug 17, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 17, 2011
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 2023
- completed
- 557K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- 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; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelsey O-9-17714 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Firebird Energy II LLC | 10 | 557K | 3.56M | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 33,197 · prior 12 56,099(-41%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,261 · prior 12 5,315(-39%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1COG Operating LLCOct 2011 → Feb 2017
- 2Summit Petroleum LLCMar 2017 → Oct 2023
- 3Firebird Energy II LLCNov 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722321-99 | Drill | COG Operating LLC | Aug 15, 2011 | Aug 17, 2011 | Aug 24, 2011 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17714 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,839 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,940 | 10,115 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 820 | 12.25 | 580 S |
| 9.625 | 920 | 12.25 | 580 S |
| 5.5 | 10,253 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Jul 26, 2023 | Jul 15, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 2013 | Jan 31, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-461-37591 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-37591 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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