TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · RAY LEASE · API 42-227-36954 · DISTRICT 7B
Ray #6
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Ray #6 (API 42-227-36954) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged March 25, 2021, last operated by New Height Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 7, 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Breitburn Operating L.P. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 193K barrels of oil and 918K mcf of gas since February 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Breitburn Operating L.P.; 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 | Breitburn Operating L.P.May 7, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 7, 2012
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 2012
- completed
- 193K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 918K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 25, 2021
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray O-10-37772 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 5 | 193K | 918K | Feb 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,334 · prior 12 16,084(-17%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,391 · prior 12 1,988(-30%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Clear Water Inc.Feb 2006 → Jun 2011
- 2Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCJul 2011 → Nov 2012
- 3Hadaway Consult and Engineer,llcDec 2012 → Sep 2014
- 4Breitburn Operating L.P.Oct 2014 → Mar 2018
- 5Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Sep 2024
- 6Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2024 → Nov 2025
- 7New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736650-98 | Drill | Breitburn Operating L.P. | May 26, 2015 | May 7, 2012 | Jun 30, 2012 | 12,000 |
| 736650-99 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Mar 22, 2012 | May 7, 2012 | Jun 29, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2012 | Ray O-10-37772 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,604 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| SpraberrySPRABERRY (TREND) | 6,092 | -3,488 |
| Strawn | 9,267 | -6,663 |
| Atoka | 9,543 | -6,939 |
| Mississippian | 9,868 | -7,264 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,460 | 9,915 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 295 | 17.5 | 375 S |
| 8.625 | 4,023 | 11 | 550 S |
| 5.5 | 10,302 | 7.875 | 880 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 | Jul 8, 2015 | May 8, 2015 | 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 42-227-36954 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36954 → 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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