WELL · 42-227-36180 · DISTRICT 8
Burchell 2 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Burchell 2 #1 (API 42-227-36180) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged August 21, 2023, last operated by New Height Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 2008, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Manhattan Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 51.8K barrels of oil and 232K mcf of gas since October 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Manhattan Petroleum, Inc.; 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 | New Height Energy LLC |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Jun 2020 |
| Latest permit | Manhattan Petroleum, Inc.Aug 15, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 2023
- completed
- 51.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 232K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 21, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burchell 2 O-10-38956 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 2 | 51.8K | 232K | Oct 2008 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Manhattan Petroleum, Inc.Oct 2008 → Feb 2009
- 2Element Petroleum Operating, LLCMar 2009 → Sep 2010
- 3Linn Operating, Inc.Oct 2010 → Sep 2015
- 4JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Oct 2015 → Sep 2016
- 5SM Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 667874-99 | Drill | Manhattan Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 29, 2008 | Aug 15, 2008 | Aug 30, 2008 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-38956 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,617 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,248 | -3,631 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,248 | -3,631 |
| Dean | 7,445 | -4,828 |
| PennsylvanianPENN SHALE | 8,583 | -5,966 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,156 | 8,408 | Perforated |
| 7,676 | 8,420 | Perforated |
| 7,896 | 8,930 | Perforated |
| 8,054 | 8,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 318 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,774 | 12.25 | 1,365 S |
| 5.5 | 9,151 | 7.875 | 740 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 | Aug 11, 2023 | Jun 20, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2009 | Nov 10, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 10, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-227-36180 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36180 → 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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