WELL · 42-227-31458 · DISTRICT 8
Read W. R. -B- #5
Howard County · Iatan North field · Producing · Vertical
Read W. R. -B- #5 (API 42-227-31458) is a well in Howard County operated by Sweet Crude Operating LLC, completed August 17, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 26, 1977, permitted to 3,200 ft.
It was permitted by American Petrofina CO. Of Tex. and has since transferred to Sweet Crude Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 19K barrels of oil and 22 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Petrofina Co. of Tex.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Brenham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (512) 423-0058
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sweet Crude Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Sweet Crude Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | American Petrofina Co. of Tex.Jul 26, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 26, 1977
- last permit issued
- Aug 17, 2011
- completed
- 19K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 17, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Read, W. R. -B- O-10-2928 | Iatan, North | Sweet Crude Operating LLC | 4 | 19K | 22 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 234 · prior 12 243(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Fina Oil & Chemical CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2F & M Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1997 → Dec 1998
- 3MGM Oil & Gas CompanyJan 1999 → Feb 2019
- 4Circle H Oil CompanyApr 2019 → Apr 2020
- 5Sweet Crude Operating LLCMay 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4003-99 | Drill | American Petrofina Co. of Tex. | Jul 26, 1977 | Jul 26, 1977 | Dec 14, 1977 | 3,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-2928 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,385 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Glorieta | 2,685 | -300 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 2,948 | -563 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,736 | 2,983 | Perforated |
| — | 2,983 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 137 | 12.25 | 125 S |
| 5.5 | 3,047 | 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 | Dec 17, 2012 | Dec 1, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 21, 1978 | — |
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 42-227-31458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-31458 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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