WELL · 42-485-42295 · DISTRICT 9
Birk C. #17
Wichita County · Wichita County Regular field · Shut IN · Vertical
Birk C. #17 (API 42-485-42295) is a well in Wichita County operated by R2q Operating LLC, completed February 18, 1991 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 24, 1991, permitted to 1,800 ft.
It was permitted by Rainbow Petroleum Management,Inc and has since transferred to R2q Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Gunsight.
Its lease has reported 68.8K barrels of oil and 23 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 27 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Rainbow Petroleum Management,inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Iowa Park, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 38 permits on file · (940) 733-8152
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | R2Q Operating LLC |
| Production reports | R2Q Operating LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Rainbow Petroleum Management,incJan 24, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 24, 1991
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1991
- completed
- 68.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 23
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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; they carry 27 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birk, C. O-13-15899 | Wichita County Regular | R2Q Operating LLC | 27 | 68.8K | 23 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 153 · prior 12 609(-75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Rainbow Petroleum Management,incJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Landrum West, Inc.Mar 1995 → Aug 1996
- 3Red River Operating & Drlg. Co.Sep 1996 → Feb 2006
- 4S B Energy, Ltd.Sep 2003 → Dec 2004
- 5Texas Energy Operations, LCFeb 2009 → Dec 2019
- 6R2Q Operating LLCJan 2020 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 383722-99 | Drill | Rainbow Petroleum Management,inc | Jan 22, 1991 | Jan 24, 1991 | Jan 16, 1991 | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-15899 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,077 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gunsight | 1,626 | -549 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,630 | 1,652 | Perforated |
| 1,656 | 1,666 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,726 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Sep 8, 1994 | Jul 22, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Aug 5, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-485-42295 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-485-42295 → 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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