WELL · 42-485-42159 · DISTRICT 9
Birk C. KB #K 8A
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Vertical
Birk C. KB #K 8A (API 42-485-42159) is a well in Wichita County operated by Primrose Operating Company, completed October 4, 1990.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 1990, permitted to 1,650 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsight.
Its 2 leases have reported 59K barrels of oil and 36 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 26 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 6, 2009 · 274 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Primrose Operating Company |
| Production reports | Dara Operating Company, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Primrose Operating CompanyAug 9, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,650
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1990
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 1990
- completed
- 59K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 26 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| C Birk K O-13-27392 | Wichita County Regular | Waggoner Operating, L.L.C. | 25 | 59K | 22 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Birk, C. KB O-13-27839 | Wichita County Regular | Primrose Operating Company | 1 | 21 | 14 | Jan 1993 – Jun 1994 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 145 · prior 12 257(-44%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Primrose Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Sep 1996
- 2Witt OperatingOct 1996 → May 1998
- 3McDay Energy Corp.Jun 1998 → Jul 2008
- 4WG Operating, Inc.Aug 2008 → May 2012
- 5Halcon Operating Co., Inc.Jun 2012 → Oct 2013
- 6Layline Energy I LLCNov 2013 → Dec 2019
- 7Vinland Texas Services LLCJan 2020 → Jun 2023
- 8Dara Operating Company, LLCApr 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 375213-99 | Drill | Primrose Operating Company | Jul 5, 1990 | Aug 9, 1990 | — | 1,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-27392 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-27839 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,585 | 1,589 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,640 | 7.875 | 305 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 | May 2, 1994 | Oct 19, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 30, 1990 | Oct 19, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 19, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-485-42159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-42159 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/48542159, documented in the API reference.