WELL · 42-461-38612 · DISTRICT 7
Kelsey #4
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Kelsey #4 (API 42-461-38612) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged September 12, 2023, last operated by Firebird Energy II LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 2013, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cog Operating LLC and has since transferred to Firebird Energy II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
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 LLCFeb 11, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 11, 2013
- last permit issued
- Feb 21, 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
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 21, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 12, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756354-99 | Drill | COG Operating LLC | Feb 6, 2013 | Feb 11, 2013 | Aug 7, 2013 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17714 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,836 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,215 | 10,890 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 560 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 11,115 | 8.75 | 700 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 11, 2023 | Jul 4, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2014 | Mar 31, 2014 | 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 42-461-38612 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-38612 → 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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