WELL · 42-227-33654 · DISTRICT 8
MM Edwards Black #5
Howard County · Howard Glasscock (Consolidated) field · Shut IN · Vertical
MM Edwards Black #5 (API 42-227-33654) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed March 15, 1985 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 22, 1985, permitted to 3,810 ft.
It was permitted by Black Oil Company and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Redbeds, Lime (Clearfork).
Its 2 leases have reported 24.8K barrels of oil and 21 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Black Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 4, 2026
- Phone
- (432) 269-1562
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Linn Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | New Height Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Black Oil CompanyFeb 22, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,810
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 1985
- completed
- 24.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 21
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 1985
- Shut in
- Mar 1, 2018
- 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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MM Edwards Black O-10-41045 | Howard Glasscock (Consolidated) | New Height Energy, LLC | 2 | 4.99K | 0 | Dec 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| MM Edwards Black O-10-12989 | Howard Glasscock | Linn Operating, Inc. | 4 | 19.8K | 21 | Jan 1993 – Nov 2012 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 192 · prior 12 232(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Black Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Saga Pet. Ltd Liability Co of CoJul 1994 → Sep 2003
- 3Forest Oil CorporationOct 2003 → Sep 2009
- 4Linn Operating, Inc.Oct 2009 → Apr 2017
- 5Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Jan 2018
- 6Scout Energy Management LLCApr 2018 → Nov 2025
- 7New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 267594-99 | Drill | Black Oil Company | Feb 22, 1985 | Feb 22, 1985 | — | 3,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1985 | MM Edwards Black O-10-41045 | Howard Glasscock (Consolidated) | New Height Energy LLC | Shut IN · shut in Mar 1, 2018 | 3,810 |
| Mar 15, 1985 | MM Edwards Black O-10-12989 | Howard Glasscock | Linn Operating Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,160 | 3,274 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.5 | 3,779 | 7.875 | 1,010 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 | Jan 11, 2012 | Apr 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 8, 1985 | Apr 19, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-227-33654 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-33654 → 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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