TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · BATES 13 LEASE · API 42-227-37161 · DISTRICT 7B
Bates 13 #13K
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Bates 13 #13K (API 42-227-37161) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed March 1, 2013 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 2012, permitted to 10,625 ft.
It was permitted by Linn Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Strawn, Atoka, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 104K barrels of oil and 243K mcf of gas since March 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 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 Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Linn Operating, Inc.Sep 26, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,625
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2012
- last permit issued
- Mar 1, 2013
- completed
- 104K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 243K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 1, 2013
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2022
- 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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bates 13 O-10-39496 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 104K | 243K | Mar 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 667 · prior 12 1,034(-35%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCMar 2009 → Nov 2010
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Dec 2010 → Apr 2017
- 3Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Mar 2018
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCApr 2018 → Nov 2025
- 5New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 746838-99 | Drill | Linn Operating, Inc. | Aug 21, 2012 | Sep 26, 2012 | Nov 24, 2012 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 2013 | Bates 13 O-10-39496 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Shut In · shut in Oct 1, 2022 | 10,625 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,469 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,806 | -2,337 |
| Strawn | 9,553 | -7,084 |
| Atoka | 9,684 | -7,215 |
| Mississippian | 9,874 | -7,405 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,050 | 10,245 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 313 | 17.5 | 410 S |
| 8.625 | 4,200 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 10,616 | 7.875 | 975 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 | Jan 22, 2014 | May 9, 2013 | 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 42-227-37161 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37161 → 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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