TEXAS · WELLS · PECOS COUNTY · PRIEST & BEAVERS UNIT LEASE · API 42-371-38832 · DISTRICT 7B
Priest & Beavers Unit #31
Pecos County · Priest & Beavers (Queen) field · Shut In · Vertical
Priest & Beavers Unit #31 (API 42-371-38832) is a well in Pecos County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed November 2, 2011 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 27, 2011, permitted to 2,417 ft.
It was permitted by BC Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Sever Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 1.49M barrels of oil and 5.32K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 49 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by BC Operating, Inc.; 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 | BC Operating, Inc.Jul 27, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,417
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 27, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 2, 2011
- completed
- 1.49M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.32K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 2, 2011
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2014
- 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 49 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Priest & Beavers Unit O-10-13349 | Priest & Beavers (Queen) | New Height Energy, LLC | 49 | 1.49M | 5.32K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 32,839 · prior 12 42,367(-22%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 745 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1K & E Drilling, IncJan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2K & E Petroleum, Inc.Mar 1993 → Dec 1994
- 3Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1995 → Jun 1998
- 4Three Span Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 1998 → Dec 1999
- 5Crownquest Operating, LLCJan 2000 → Apr 2000
- 6BC Operating, Inc.Aug 2002 → Nov 2012
- 7PPC Operating Company LLCDec 2012 → Dec 2017
- 8Relentless Permian Operating LLCJan 2018 → Dec 2022
- 9New Height Energy, LLCJan 2023 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 720379-99 | Drill | BC Operating, Inc. | Jul 15, 2011 | Jul 27, 2011 | Sep 29, 2011 | 2,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 2, 2011 | Priest & Beavers Unit O-10-13349 | Priest & Beavers (Queen) | New Height Energy LLC | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2014 | 2,417 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,949 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,193 | 2,206 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 946 | 11 | 505 S |
| 5.5 | 2,417 | 7.875 | 360 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 26, 2013 | Jan 24, 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 42-371-38832 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-38832 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- May 2013
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000105641 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 1,500 | 1,050 | 2,148–2,230 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 12 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0
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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