TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · WINDMILL LEASE · API 42-227-36710 · DISTRICT 7B
Windmill #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Windmill #1 (API 42-227-36710) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed January 20, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 22, 2011, permitted to 10,332 ft.
It was permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 31K barrels of oil and 215K mcf of gas since December 2011, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC; 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 | New Height Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCJul 22, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,332
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 22, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 2012
- completed
- 31K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 215K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2011 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Windmill O-10-43268 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 1 | 31K | 215K | Dec 2011 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,138 · prior 12 16,509(+58%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 837 · prior 12 1,334(-37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCDec 2011 → Nov 2012
- 2Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llcDec 2012 → Sep 2014
- 3Breitburn Operating L.P.Oct 2014 → Mar 2018
- 4Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Sep 2024
- 5Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2024 → Nov 2025
- 6New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720704-98 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Apr 20, 2012 | Jul 22, 2011 | Aug 21, 2011 | 12,000 |
| 720704-99 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Jul 21, 2011 | Jul 22, 2011 | Aug 21, 2011 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 2012 | Windmill O-10-43268 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Producing | 10,332 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,588 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,375 | -3,787 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,640 | 10,160 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 333 | 17.5 | 380 S |
| 8.625 | 4,655 | 11 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 10,304 | 7.875 | 770 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 30, 2013 | Oct 19, 2012 | Yes |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Mar 8, 2016. Density, Neutron, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Spraberry | TIFF | 6,000 to 10,316 | Mar 8, 2016run Sep 9, 2011 | 4.86 |
| NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Spraberry | TIFF | 6,000 to 10,316 | Sep 10, 2014run Sep 9, 2011 | 10.9 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-227-36710 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36710 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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