WELL · 42-317-34206 · DISTRICT 8
Reed 39 #2
Martin County · Brooking NE (Dean) field · Producing · Vertical
Reed 39 #2 (API 42-317-34206) is a well in Martin County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed April 15, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued November 13, 1998, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Nimrod Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 90K barrels of oil and 224K mcf of gas since April 2000, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Nimrod Petroleum 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 | Nimrod Petroleum Inc.Nov 13, 1998 |
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
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 1998
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 2000
- completed
- 90K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 224K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 2000
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reed 39 O-10-36302 | Brooking, NE (Dean) | New Height Energy, LLC | 1 | 90K | 224K | Apr 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,040 · prior 12 5,453(-44%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,828 · prior 12 11,964(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nimrod Petroleum Inc.Apr 2000 → Aug 2000
- 2Quay Valley, Inc.Mar 2003 → Apr 2006
- 3Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCMay 2006 → May 2016
- 4Energy Production CorporationFeb 2014 → Aug 2014
- 5Callon Petroleum Operating CoJun 2016 → Sep 2018
- 6Birch Operations, Inc.Oct 2018 → Sep 2024
- 7Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2024 → Nov 2025
- 8New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 480846-97 | Drill | Nimrod Petroleum Inc. | Dec 17, 1998 | Nov 13, 1998 | — | 12,000 |
| 480846-98 | Drill | Nimrod Petroleum Inc. | Dec 14, 1998 | Nov 13, 1998 | — | 12,000 |
| 480846-99 | Drill | Nimrod Petroleum Inc. | Nov 13, 1998 | Nov 13, 1998 | Nov 16, 1998 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-36302 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,674 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkTOP CLEARFORK | 4,954 | -2,280 |
| Clear ForkBASE CLEARFORK | 6,586 | -3,912 |
| SpraberryTOP SPRABERRY | 6,894 | -4,220 |
| DeanTOP DEAN | 8,204 | -5,530 |
| WolfcampTOP WOLFCAMP | 8,420 | -5,746 |
| CanyonTOP CANYON | 9,468 | -6,794 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,290 | 8,386 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 429 | 17.5 | 440 S |
| 9.625 | 3,684 | 12.25 | 3,060 S |
| 7 | 11,323 | 8.75 | 530 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 13, 2000 | Apr 27, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-317-34206 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-34206 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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