WELL · 42-227-37996 · DISTRICT 8
Elliott 31 #9
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Elliott 31 #9 (API 42-227-37996) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed August 30, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 7, 2014, permitted to 10,270 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 10 formation tops, including Canyon, Cisco, Coleman Junction, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 170K barrels of oil and 810K mcf of gas since September 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 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.Jul 7, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,270
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 2014
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 2014
- completed
- 170K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 810K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 2014
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2024
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elliott 31 O-10-44786 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 3 | 170K | 810K | Sep 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,516 · prior 12 5,271(-71%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 76(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Breitburn Operating L.P.Sep 2013 → Mar 2018
- 2Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Aug 2024
- 3Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2024 → Oct 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785190-99 | Drill | Breitburn Operating L.P. | Apr 22, 2014 | Jul 7, 2014 | Jul 24, 2014 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 2014 | Elliott 31 O-10-44786 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Shut IN · shut in Apr 1, 2024 | 10,270 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,567 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | — | — |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN-DEVONIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,840 | 9,994 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 380 | 17.5 | 430 S |
| 8.625 | 4,264 | 11 | 1,035 S |
| 5.5 | 10,269 | 7.875 | 840 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 26, 2015 | Oct 20, 2014 | 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 42-227-37996 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37996 → 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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