WELL · 42-227-36232 · DISTRICT 8
Cox Alexander #2
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Cox Alexander #2 (API 42-227-36232) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged May 7, 2019, last operated by New Height Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 13, 2009, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Midland Oil And Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Would Havc Pay, Would Have Pay, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 117K barrels of oil and 332K mcf of gas since February 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (432) 269-1562
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | New Height Energy LLC |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Mar 2018 |
| Latest permit | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.May 13, 2009 |
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
- May 13, 2009
- last permit issued
- Dec 14, 2018
- completed
- 117K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 332K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 14, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 7, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cox Alexander O-10-39221 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 3 | 117K | 332K | Feb 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.
- 1Midland Oil and Gas, Inc.Mar 2008 → Jul 2015
- 2Qstar Operating LLCAug 2015 → Dec 2016
- 3SM Energy CompanyJan 2017 → Nov 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 681188-99 | Drill | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | May 12, 2009 | May 13, 2009 | Jun 8, 2009 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39221 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,553 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear Fork | 4,808 | -2,255 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,808 | -2,255 |
| Would Havc Pay | 5,630 | -3,077 |
| Would Have Pay | 5,630 | -3,077 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,290 | -3,737 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 6,814 | -4,261 |
| Dean | 7,598 | -5,045 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,404 | 7,516 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 283 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,418 | 11 | 780 S |
| 5.5 | 6,515 | 7.875 | 520 S |
| 5.5 | 7,690 | 7.875 | 410 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 570 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 27, 2019 | May 21, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jun 23, 2017 | Jun 14, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 2010 | Sep 2, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-227-36232 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36232 → 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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