WELL · 42-317-37097 · DISTRICT 8
McKaskle M. #7
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Mckaskle M. #7 (API 42-317-37097) is a well in Martin County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed March 22, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 19, 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 Dean, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 492K barrels of oil and 920K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 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 CompanyAug 19, 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
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 2012
- completed
- 492K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 920K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 2012
- 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; 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 – Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 721526-98 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Jan 6, 2012 | Aug 19, 2011 | Feb 5, 2012 | 10,800 |
| 721526-99 | Drill | Merit Energy Company | Aug 3, 2011 | Aug 19, 2011 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-16698 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,491 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,570 | 9,610 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 250 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,836 | 11 | 560 S |
| 5.5 | 9,855 | 7.875 | 800 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 | May 14, 2013 | Apr 30, 2012 | 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 42-317-37097 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-37097 → 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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