TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · MCKASKLE, M. LEASE · API 42-317-36476 · DISTRICT 7B
McKaskle M. #4
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 3
- Hill Ranch (Miss) · Petty 48 (Upper Strawn) · Spraberry (Trend Area)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Mckaskle M. #4 (API 42-317-36476) is a well in Martin County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed December 22, 2011 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 13, 2010, permitted to 9,922 ft.
It was permitted by Merit Energy Company and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 492K barrels of oil and 920K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in March 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Merit Energy Company; 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 | Merit Energy CompanyDec 13, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,922
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 2010
- last permit issued
- Dec 22, 2011
- completed
- 492K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 920K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 22, 2011
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2025
- 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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McKaskle, M. O-10-16698 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 10 | 492K | 920K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 9,835 · prior 12 8,484(+16%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,584 · prior 12 23,522(-64%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Devon Energy Corporation(nevada)Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Apr 2000 → Dec 2000
- 3Wynn-Crosby Energy, Inc.Jan 2001 → May 2005
- 4Petrohawk Operating CompanyJun 2005 → Oct 2009
- 5Merit Energy CompanyNov 2009 → Mar 2017
- 6Guidon Energy Mgmt Services LLCApr 2017 → Nov 2018
- 7Birch Operations, Inc.Dec 2018 → Sep 2024
- 8Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2024 → Nov 2025
- 9New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 706728-98 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Dec 29, 2010 | Dec 13, 2010 | Jan 30, 2011 | 10,800 |
| 706728-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Dec 8, 2010 | Dec 13, 2010 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 2011 | McKaskle M. O-10-16698 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Shut In · shut in Apr 1, 2025 | 9,922 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,505 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,202 | -2,697 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,230 | -5,725 |
| Strawn | 9,732 | -7,227 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,600 | 8,236 | Perforated |
| 8,344 | 9,801 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 207 | 17.5 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 4,801 | 11 | 485 S |
| 5.5 | 9,922 | 7.875 | 750 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 30, 2013 | Feb 14, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2012 | May 27, 2011 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received May 29, 2012. Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON POROSITYSpans Clear Fork, Wolfcamp, Strawn | TIFF | 4,000 to 9,858 | May 29, 2012run Feb 20, 2011 | 3.91 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-317-36476 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-36476 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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