WELL · 42-135-37597 · DISTRICT 8
Averitt #1
Ector County · Cowden South field · Producing · Vertical
Averitt #1 (API 42-135-37597) is a well in Ector County operated by Highmark Energy Operating LLC, completed May 1, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 4, 1998, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Custer & Wright Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Highmark Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 110K barrels of oil since May 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Custer & Wright Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 23 permits on file · (903) 876-2591
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 | Custer & Wright Operating, Inc.Feb 4, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1998
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1998
- completed
- 110K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Averitt O-10-35732 | Cowden, South | Highmark Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 110K | 0 | May 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,916 · prior 12 2,503(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Custer & Wright Operating, Inc.May 1998 → Apr 2005
- 2BC Operating, Inc.May 2005 → Nov 2007
- 3Legacy Reserves Operating LPMay 2008 → Jan 2023
- 4Highmark Energy Operating, LLCMar 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472633-99 | Drill | Custer & Wright Operating, Inc. | Jan 26, 1998 | Feb 4, 1998 | Mar 22, 1998 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-35732 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,891 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,960 | -69 |
| Grayburg | 4,270 | -1,379 |
| San Andres | 4,790 | -1,899 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,652 | 4,720 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,438 | 12.75 | 665 S |
| 5.5 | 4,899 | 7.875 | 685 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 | Jun 8, 1998 | May 8, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 28, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-135-37597 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-37597 → 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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