WELL · 42-499-32014 · DISTRICT 6
Bird Heirs Unit #1
Wood County · Yantis West (Smackover) field · Producing · Vertical
Bird Heirs Unit #1 (API 42-499-32014) is a well in Wood County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed February 25, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 6, 2003, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Massive Anhydrite (marker), Haynesville, Buckner.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Dec 2024 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyAug 6, 2003 |
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 2023
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.59M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bird Heirs Unit G-6-199984 | Yantis, West (Smackover) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 0 | 2.59M | Nov 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,482(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyNov 2003 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 535016-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Aug 6, 2003 | Aug 6, 2003 | Aug 18, 2003 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-199984 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 425 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN | 3,765 | -3,340 |
| Massive Anhydrite (marker)MASSIVE ANHYDRITE | 7,606 | -7,181 |
| Haynesville | 11,585 | -11,160 |
| Buckner | 12,156 | -11,731 |
| Smackover | 12,756 | -12,331 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,756 | 12,767 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 446 | 17.5 | 552 S |
| 9.625 | 5,170 | 12.25 | 1,700 S |
| 5.5 | 13,330 | 8.75 | 2,120 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 | Mar 24, 2023 | Feb 27, 2023 | — |
| 00 | May 19, 2004 | Mar 29, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 2004 | Feb 11, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-499-32014 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-32014 → 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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