WELL · 42-165-37930 · DISTRICT 8
Higg Ranch 30 #2
Gaines County · Russell (Clearfork Consolidated field · Producing · Vertical
Higg Ranch 30 #2 (API 42-165-37930) is a well in Gaines County operated by Southwest Royalties Inc., completed April 4, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 8, 2014, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Strand Energy, L.C. and has since transferred to Southwest Royalties Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 16 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 77.5K barrels of oil and 52.3K mcf of gas since March 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Strand Energy, L.C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 497 permits on file · (432) 770-0615
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Royalties Inc. |
| Production reports | Southwest Royalties, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Strand Energy, L.C.Jan 8, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 8, 2014
- last permit issued
- Apr 4, 2014
- completed
- 77.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 52.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 4, 2014
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Higg Ranch '30' O-11-70057 | Russell (Clearfork Consolidated | Southwest Royalties, Inc. | 3 | 77.5K | 52.3K | Mar 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,657 · prior 12 2,785(-5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,538 · prior 12 2,652(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Strand Energy, L.C.Apr 2013 → Dec 2023
- 2Southwest Royalties, Inc.Jan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 775906-99 | Drill | Strand Energy, L.C. | Dec 18, 2013 | Jan 8, 2014 | Feb 24, 2014 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-70057 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,611 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YatesYATES - OVERPRESSURE, INERT GAS | 2,942 | 669 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,465 | 146 |
| Queen | 3,862 | -251 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD | 4,629 | -1,018 |
| Glorieta | 5,653 | -2,042 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,096 | -2,485 |
| Canyon | — | — |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Mississippian | — | — |
| San Angelo | — | — |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,587 | 7,646 | Perforated |
| 7,754 | 7,762 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,025 | 12.25 | 1,025 S |
| 5.5 | 7,849 | 7.875 | 1,265 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 | Feb 13, 2015 | Feb 12, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 2014 | Apr 15, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-165-37930 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-37930 → 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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