TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · MCKASKLE, M. LEASE · API 42-317-36940 · DISTRICT 7B
McKaskle M. #8
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Mckaskle M. #8 (API 42-317-36940) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged April 28, 2021, last operated by New Height Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 23, 2011, permitted to 10,800 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 Spraberry, Strawn, Mississippian.
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 CompanyJun 23, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 23, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 1, 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
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 1, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 28, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718567-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Jun 16, 2011 | Jun 23, 2011 | Aug 27, 2011 | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1, 2011 | McKaskle M. O-10-16698 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,496 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,543 | -4,047 |
| Strawn | 9,715 | -7,219 |
| Mississippian | 9,909 | -7,413 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,620 | 9,634 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 254 | 17.5 | 440 S |
| 8.625 | 4,835 | 11 | 485 S |
| 5.5 | 9,876 | 7.875 | 1,200 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 | Oct 30, 2012 | Dec 2, 2011 | Yes |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Aug 27, 2014. Neutron, Resistivity. 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 Spraberry, Strawn | TIFF | 4,200 to 9,804 | Aug 27, 2014run Sep 23, 2011 | 4.50 |
| RESISTIVITYSpans Spraberry, Strawn | TIFF | 4,200 to 9,804 | Aug 27, 2014run Sep 23, 2011 | 5.93 |
"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 42-317-36940 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-36940 → 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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