WELL · 42-165-36054 · DISTRICT 8
Higginbotham Brothers #2
Gaines County · Champmon (Dev.) field · Vertical
Higginbotham Brothers #2 (API 42-165-36054) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged March 27, 2017, last operated by Vanguard Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 5, 2003, permitted to 12,800 ft.
It was permitted by Permian Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Vanguard Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Base Salt, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 55.5K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2018. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Permian Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2020 · 4 permits on file · (832) 327-2255
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vanguard Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Vanguard Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Permian Resources, Inc.Nov 5, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 5, 2003
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 2004
- completed
- 55.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 27, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higginbotham Brothers O-11-63340 | Champmon (Dev.) | Vanguard Operating, LLC | 2 | 55.5K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2018 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Permian Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 2004
- 2Chesapeake Operating, Inc.May 2004 → Apr 2010
- 3Cobalt Operating, LLCMay 2010 → Apr 2011
- 4Vanguard Permian, LLCMay 2011 → Apr 2015
- 5Vanguard Operating, LLCMay 2015 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538215-99 | Drill | Permian Resources, Inc. | Nov 4, 2003 | Nov 5, 2003 | Nov 9, 2003 | 12,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-63340 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,135 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Salt | 2,400 | 735 |
| San Andres | 4,625 | -1,490 |
| Glorieta | 5,300 | -2,165 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,805 | -3,670 |
| Strawn | 11,130 | -7,995 |
| Mississippian | 12,176 | -9,041 |
| Devonian | 12,706 | -9,571 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 459 | 17.5 | 390 S |
| 8.625 | 5,086 | 11 | 1,550 S |
| 5.5 | 12,679 | 7.875 | 410 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 | Sep 17, 2004 | Apr 15, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 17, 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 42-165-36054 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36054 → 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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