WELL · 42-317-35882 · DISTRICT 8
Ellis 8 #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ellis 8 #1 (API 42-317-35882) is a well in Martin County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed December 10, 2020 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 25, 2010, permitted to 10,400 ft.
It was permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Lower Spaberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 46.6K barrels of oil and 64.4K mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (432) 269-1562
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | New Height Energy LLC |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Feb 25, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 2010
- last permit issued
- Dec 10, 2020
- completed
- 46.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 10, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis "8" O-10-40569 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 1 | 46.6K | 64.4K | Sep 2010 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Sep 2010 → Aug 2019
- 2SM Energy CompanyOct 2019 → Nov 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691562-98 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Mar 23, 2010 | Feb 25, 2010 | Jun 2, 2010 | 10,400 |
| 691562-99 | Drill | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | Feb 18, 2010 | Feb 25, 2010 | — | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-40569 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,495 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,636 | 7,844 | Perforated |
| 6,636 | 9,653 | Perforated |
| 7,926 | 8,024 | Perforated |
| 8,426 | 9,653 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 322 | 11 | 175 S |
| 4.5 | 9,951 | 7.625 | 1,025 S |
| 4.5 | 9,951 | 7.875 | 1,510 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 | Mar 3, 2021 | Feb 26, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jun 28, 2017 | May 18, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Apr 8, 2011 | Nov 11, 2010 | 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 42-317-35882 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-35882 → 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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