TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · API 42-227-36835 · DISTRICT 7B
Barnes 3A #9 C
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Barnes 3a #9 C (API 42-227-36835) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed May 6, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 7, 2011, permitted to 9,965 ft.
It was permitted by Linn Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka.
Its 2 leases have reported 466K barrels of oil and 2.45M mcf of gas since April 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Linn Operating, 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 | New Height Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Linn Operating, Inc.Dec 7, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,965
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 7, 2011
- last permit issued
- May 6, 2022
- completed
- 466K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.45M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 6, 2022
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnes 3 O-10-40109 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 424K | 2.21M | Apr 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Barnes 3A O-10-44034 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 2 | 42.5K | 238K | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 70,738 · prior 12 81,063(-13%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,588 · prior 12 8,657(-12%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Element Petroleum Operating, LLCApr 2010 → Dec 2010
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jan 2011 → Sep 2015
- 3JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Oct 2015 → Sep 2016
- 4SM Energy CompanyOct 2016 → May 2024
- 5New Height Energy, LLCJun 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 729115-99 | Drill | Linn Operating, Inc. | Nov 29, 2011 | Dec 7, 2011 | Jan 19, 2012 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 6, 2022 | Barnes 3A O-10-44034 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Producing | 9,965 |
| Mar 1, 2012 | Barnes 3 O-10-40109 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,599 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,460 | 9,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 422 | 17.5 | 390 S |
| 8.625 | 4,420 | 11 | 1,770 S |
| 5.5 | 9,965 | 7.875 | 845 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 | Oct 3, 2022 | Aug 3, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Dec 17, 2020 | Nov 30, 2020 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 2014 | Jun 14, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 26, 2013 | Jun 14, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-227-36835 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36835 → 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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