WELL · 42-493-31998 · DISTRICT 1
Wiley-Bird Unit #1
Wilson County · Pandora NW (Austin Chalk) field · Vertical
Wiley-Bird Unit #1 (API 42-493-31998) is a plugged well in Wilson County, plugged October 6, 1995, last operated by Burk Royalty Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 29, 1987, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Anaconcho Lime & Shale, Anaconcho Lime, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 18 barrels of oil and 1 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 1996.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 12, 2001
- Permits on file
- 552
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Company |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Companythrough Jan 1993 |
| Latest permit | Burk Royalty CompanyJun 29, 1987 |
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1987
- last permit issued
- Aug 7, 1987
- completed
- 18
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 7, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 6, 1995
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley-Bird Unit O-1-11842 | Pandora, NW (Austin Chalk) | Burk Royalty Company | 1 | 18 | 1 | Jan 1993 – Feb 1996 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burk Royalty CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 332161-99 | Drill | Burk Royalty Company | Jun 26, 1987 | Jun 29, 1987 | — | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11842 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 511 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anaconcho Lime & Shale | 4,617 | -4,106 |
| Anaconcho Lime | 4,764 | -4,253 |
| Austin Chalk | 4,784 | -4,273 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 4,990 | -4,479 |
| Buda | 5,026 | -4,515 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,835 | 4,850 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,393 | 12.25 | 635 S |
| 5.5 | 5,162 | 7.875 | 670 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 | Aug 26, 1987 | Aug 10, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 20, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-493-31998 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-493-31998 → 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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