FireBird Energy II applies a disciplined, factory-style development model in the Midland Basin, executing tightly scoped horizontal drilling programs across contiguous acreage with clear alignment between permitting, drilling, and infrastructure readiness. The COYOTE UNIT program in Borden County illustrates how smaller, focused operators deploy repeatable workflows to move efficiently from licensing to production without surface sprawl or execution drift.
📍 Surface Persona – Concentrated Pad Development in Borden County
Play: Permian Basin – Midland Sub-Basin
County: Borden County, Texas
Total Wells: 8
All permits and wells are fully concentrated in Borden County, with surface activity clustered across a small number of adjacent survey sections:
- Block 33T3N – Abstract 345 – Section 5 (3 wells)
- Block 33T3N – Abstract 1141 – Section 8 (2 wells)
- Remaining wells located within immediately adjacent blocks and sections
Lease activity is overwhelmingly centered on the COYOTE UNIT, accounting for 7 of 8 wells, confirming unitized, pad-based development rather than step-out leasing.
A single rig was deployed:
- NorAm 32 – 6 drilled wells
This consolidation of surface locations and rig usage reflects structured multi-well pad execution, not exploratory drilling or opportunistic permitting.
Surface Persona (Summary):
This is a tightly clustered Midland Basin pad program focused on a single unitized lease in Borden County, executed with minimal surface dispersion and a single dedicated rig. The surface layout reflects manufacturing-style development designed to reduce infrastructure duplication and streamline execution.
🔬 Sub-Surface Persona – Standardized Spraberry Co-Development
Primary Field: SPRABERRY (TREND AREA)
Well Type: Horizontal production wells
Total Wells: 8
Projected depth profile:
- Min Depth: 8,177 ft
- Max Depth: 8,329 ft
- Average Depth: 8,264 ft
- Total Feet Drilled: 66,109 ft
Depth variation across all wells is less than 150 feet, confirming a single landing zone and standardized sub-surface design. Multiple wells are drilled within the same sections at near-identical depths, indicating parallel lateral co-development rather than staggered bench testing.
Sub-Surface Persona (Summary):
FireBird executed a uniform horizontal Spraberry development targeting a tightly constrained landing window across adjacent sections. The depth consistency and multi-well sequencing confirm a co-development strategy built around repeatability and predictable completions.
⏱ Project Cadence – From Permit to Production Readiness
The COYOTE BATTERY air permit (Project #404908) anchors the final stage of the project workflow and provides a clear marker for completion cadence.
📊 Full Development Timeline
| Phase | Date | Days from Prior Phase |
|---|---|---|
| First Licence Date | 05/27/2025 | – |
| First Spud (Rig Introduced) | 09/07/2025 | ~103 days |
| Last Spud | 11/19/2025 | 73-day drilling window |
| Facility Air Permit Received | 02/12/2026 | 85 days |
| Total Cycle Time | May 27, 2025 → Feb 12, 2026 | ~261 days |
The entire project progressed from regulatory initiation to facility authorization in under nine months, consistent with modern Permian factory timelines.
🏭 The Factory Workflow in Action
This project follows a textbook Midland Basin execution model:
- Permit Phase – Early surface and regulatory positioning
- Rig Mobilization – Single-rig batch drilling (~12 days between spuds)
- Completion Phase – Likely late November through January
- Facility Authorization – Air permit aligned with production readiness
- Production Mode – Centralized battery infrastructure brought online
Only one well remains not yet drilled, reinforcing disciplined capital deployment rather than permit accumulation.
Strategic Takeaway
The COYOTE UNIT program demonstrates how FireBird Energy II applies a scaled-down but fully disciplined Permian factory model, combining pad-based surface development, standardized Spraberry targeting, and tightly sequenced infrastructure permitting. The narrow depth window, single-rig efficiency, and sub-nine-month permit-to-facility timeline highlight an operator focused on execution certainty, capital efficiency, and repeatable development — hallmarks of mature Midland Basin operations.
