WELL · 42-291-00166 · DISTRICT 3
Hightower C. M. #1RE
Liberty County · Splendora E. (5700) field · Directional
Hightower C. M. #1RE (API 42-291-00166) is a plugged well in Liberty County, plugged August 13, 2003, last operated by Westport Oil And Gas Company LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 10, 1999, permitted to 5,900 ft.
It was permitted by Belco Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Westport Oil And Gas Company LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Anahuac, Vicksburg, Cockfield, Swilley Channey.
Operator of record
Westport Oil and Gas Company LP
Permitted by Belco Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- The Woodlands, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 27, 2005
- Permits on file
- 217
- Phone
- (214) 692-1800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Westport Oil and Gas Company LP |
| Production reports | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPthrough Jul 2002 |
| Latest permit | Belco Energy Corp.May 10, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 10, 1999
- last permit issued
- Jun 19, 1999
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.87M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1999 THROUGH Mar 2004
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 19, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 13, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hightower, C. M. G-3-174870 | Splendora, E. (5700) | Westport Oil and Gas Company, LP | 1 | 0 | 1.87M | Jun 1999 – Mar 2004 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Belco Energy Corp.Jun 1999 → Feb 2002
- 2Westport Oil and Gas Company, LPMar 2002 → Jul 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 484425-99 | Reenter | Belco Energy Corp. | May 10, 1999 | May 10, 1999 | May 28, 1999 | 5,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-174870 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 110 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,696 | 5,706 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 459 | 8.625 | — |
| 5.5 | 5,828 | 8.75 | 870 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 | Dec 22, 1999 | Oct 18, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 2, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-291-00166 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-00166 → 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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