WELL · 42-003-39972 · DISTRICT 8
Bitler-Lowe -B- #17
Andrews County · Fullerton field · Producing · Vertical
Bitler-Lowe -B- #17 (API 42-003-39972) is a well in Andrews County operated by Highmark Energy Operating LLC, completed January 18, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 23, 2006, permitted to 7,330 ft.
It was permitted by Cog Operating LLC and has since transferred to Highmark Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Penrose, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 425K barrels of oil and 269K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by COG Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 23
- Phone
- (469) 214-5299
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Highmark Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Highmark Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | COG Operating LLCOct 23, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,330
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 23, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jan 18, 2007
- completed
- 425K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 269K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 18, 2007
- 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; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bitler-Lowe -B- O-10-13485 | Fullerton | Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | 11 | 425K | 269K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,835 · prior 12 3,555(+8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Maralo, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Maralo, LLCJan 1999 → Nov 2004
- 3COG Operating LLCDec 2004 → Dec 2012
- 4Legacy Reserves Operating LPJan 2013 → Feb 2023
- 5Highmark Energy Operating, LLCMar 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627573-99 | Drill | COG Operating LLC | Oct 13, 2006 | Oct 23, 2006 | Nov 28, 2006 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 18, 2007 | Bitler-Lowe -B- O-10-13485 | Fullerton | Highmark Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 7,330 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,304 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,246 | 6,273 | Perforated |
| 7,055 | 7,111 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,900 | 12.25 | 935 S |
| 5.5 | 7,330 | 7.875 | 7,825 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 17, 2007 | Feb 12, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 20, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-003-39972 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-39972 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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