WELL · 42-003-44764 · DISTRICT 8
Elk #4
Andrews County · Shafter Lake N. (San Andres) field · Producing · Directional
Elk #4 (API 42-003-44764) is a well in Andrews County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed November 28, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 20, 2012, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Sandridge Expl. And Prod., LLC and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 73.7K barrels of oil and 48.4K mcf of gas since August 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCSep 20, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 2012
- completed
- 73.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elk O-10-43368 | Shafter Lake, N. (San Andres) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 4 | 73.7K | 48.4K | Aug 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,141 · prior 12 3,226(+28%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,241 · prior 12 1,509(+49%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCAug 2012 → Jan 2013
- 2Sheridan Production Company, LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2020
- 3FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 4Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 5Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 6Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 748060-99 | Drill | Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLC | Sep 11, 2012 | Sep 20, 2012 | Oct 30, 2012 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-43368 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,202 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen | 3,793 | -591 |
| GrayburgLOWER GRAYBURG | 4,443 | -1,241 |
| San Andres | 4,587 | -1,385 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,488 | 4,846 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,811 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 4,991 | 7.875 | 700 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 27, 2013 | Dec 20, 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 42-003-44764 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-44764 → 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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