TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · JD 9 LEASE · API 42-317-39241 · DISTRICT 7B
JD 9 #3
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
JD 9 #3 (API 42-317-39241) is a well in Martin County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed June 5, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 12, 2014, permitted to 10,750 ft.
It was permitted by Breitburn Operating L.P. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Cisco, Devonian, Ellenburger.
Its lease has reported 131K barrels of oil and 285K mcf of gas since October 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Breitburn Operating L.P.; 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 | Breitburn Operating L.P.Mar 12, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,750
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 2014
- completed
- 131K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 285K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 2014
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD 9 O-10-42621 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 131K | 285K | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,312 · prior 12 3,656(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCNov 2011 → Nov 2012
- 2Breitburn Operating L.P.Dec 2012 → Mar 2018
- 3Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Aug 2021
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCSep 2021 → Nov 2025
- 5New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 778514-99 | Drill | Breitburn Operating L.P. | Jan 30, 2014 | Mar 12, 2014 | Apr 4, 2014 | 10,766 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2014 | JD 9 O-10-42621 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Producing | 10,750 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,538 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,990 | 548 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,082 | 10,532 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 384 | 17.5 | 430 S |
| 8.625 | 4,710 | 11 | 1,130 S |
| 5.5 | 10,750 | 7.875 | 1,085 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 | Nov 21, 2014 | Jul 31, 2014 | 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 42-317-39241 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-39241 → 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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