TEXAS · WELLS · WASHINGTON COUNTY · BYRD UNIT LEASE · API 42-477-30799 · DISTRICT 03
Byrd Unit #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Producing · Horizontal
Byrd Unit #1 (API 42-477-30799) is a horizontal well in Washington County operated by Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, completed November 29, 1995 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 25, 1995, permitted to 16,146 ft.
It was permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Verdun Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 396
- Phone
- (713) 337-9300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil & Gas LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bexco Operating, Inc.Sep 25, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,146
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1995
- last permit issued
- Nov 29, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 29, 1995
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 Unit G-3-157676 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.45M | Nov 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 141 · prior 12 460(-69%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bexco Operating, Inc.Nov 1995 → Feb 1997
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyMar 1997 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Feb 2016
- 6Crawford Hughes Operating Co.Mar 2016 → Apr 2018
- 7Verdun Oil & Gas LLCMay 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440170-99 | Drill | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Sep 25, 1995 | Sep 25, 1995 | Oct 2, 1995 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 1995 | Byrd Unit G-3-157676 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 16,146 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 244 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE OF WILCOX | 8,262 | -8,018 |
| Navarro | 9,102 | -8,858 |
| Pecan GapBASE OF PECAN GAP | 11,012 | -10,768 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,002 | -11,758 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,002 | 16,146 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,700 | — | 681 S |
| 7.625 | 12,002 | 9.875 | 310 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 | Jun 3, 1996 | Jan 24, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 3, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-477-30799 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30799 → 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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