WELL · 42-227-36241 · DISTRICT 8
Cox Alexander #3
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Cox Alexander #3 (API 42-227-36241) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed November 30, 2009 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued July 24, 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 Would Have, Would Have "C", Spraberry, Leonard.
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.Jul 24, 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
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 24, 2009
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 2009
- 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
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 683227-97 | Drill | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | Nov 10, 2009 | Jul 24, 2009 | Nov 18, 2009 | 7,900 |
| 683227-98 | Drill | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | Nov 2, 2009 | Jul 24, 2009 | — | 7,900 |
| 683227-99 | Drill | Midland Oil and Gas, Inc. | Jul 20, 2009 | Jul 24, 2009 | Nov 17, 2009 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39221 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,562 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,492 | 7,591 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 283 | 17.5 | 260 S |
| 8.625 | 3,380 | 11 | 510 S |
| 5.5 | 7,799 | 7.875 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 600 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 | May 9, 2019 | Feb 6, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2010 | Jan 25, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-227-36241 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36241 → 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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