WELL · 42-133-35618 · DISTRICT 7
Higginbotham #5
Eastland County · Rebecca (Marble Falls) field · Producing · Vertical
Higginbotham #5 (API 42-133-35618) is a permitted well in Eastland County filed by Ridge Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 16, 1984, permitted to 4,150 ft.
It was permitted by Ridge Oil Company and has since transferred to Eastland Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Duffer, Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 55.1K barrels of oil and 24.9K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ridge Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Ranger, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 11, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3
- Phone
- (254) 647-5181
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ridge Oil Company |
| Production reports | Eastland Operating, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ridge Oil CompanyJan 16, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 55.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 24.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higginbotham O-8-27284 | Rebecca (Marble Falls) | Eastland Operating, L.L.C. | 7 | 55.1K | 23.5K | Sep 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Higginbotham G-8-122459 | Rebecca (Marble Falls) | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.4K | Jan 1993 – Apr 1995 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,342 · prior 12 1,826(-27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1998
- 2Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Jul 1998 → Jan 1999
- 3R & B Energy Co.Feb 1999 → Nov 1999
- 4Eastland Operating, L.L.C.Dec 1999 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 226477-99 | Drill | Ridge Oil Company | Jan 13, 1984 | Jan 16, 1984 | — | 4,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Higginbotham O-8-27284 | Rebecca (Marble Falls) | Eastland Operating L.L.C. | Producing | 4,150 |
| Feb 13, 1984 | Higginbotham O-8-19915 | Rebecca (Marble Falls) | Ridge Oil Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| Feb 13, 1984 | Higginbotham G-8-122459 | Rebecca (Marble Falls) | Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Higginbotham O-8-27284 | Rebecca (Marble Falls) | Eastland Operating L.L.C. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,624 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CaddoCADDO LS | 3,370 | -1,746 |
| CaddoCADDO LS. | 3,370 | -1,746 |
| Marble Falls | 3,614 | -1,990 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LS. | 3,614 | -1,990 |
| Duffer | 3,930 | -2,306 |
| DufferDUFFER LS. | 3,930 | -2,306 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 4,125 | -2,501 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI LS. | 4,125 | -2,501 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,620 | 3,640 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 393 | 12.25 | 275 S |
| 4.5 | 4,066 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Oct 19, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 28, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 21, 1986 | Oct 27, 1986 | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1984 | Feb 28, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 20, 1984 | Feb 28, 1984 | — |
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 42-133-35618 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-133-35618 → 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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