WELL · 42-227-35706 · DISTRICT 8
Choate 16 #4
Howard County · Signal Peak (Wolfcamp) field · Vertical
Choate 16 #4 (API 42-227-35706) is a well in Howard County operated by Highpeak Energy Holdings LLC, completed June 30, 2001.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 2, 2001, permitted to 8,300 ft.
It was permitted by Devon Sfs Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Highpeak Energy Holdings LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 25.5K barrels of oil and 154K mcf of gas since May 2000, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Devon SFS Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 896 permits on file · (432) 894-2640
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Highpeak Energy Holdings LLC |
| Production reports | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Devon SFS Operating, Inc.May 2, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 2, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 2001
- completed
- 25.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 154K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choate "16" G-10-298258 | Signal Peak (Wolfcamp) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.1K | Aug 2024 – Jul 2026 |
| Choate "16" O-10-36318 | Signal Peak (Wolfcamp) | Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLC | 2 | 25.5K | 152K | May 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,322 · prior 12 1,175(+13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Santa FE Snyder CorporationMay 2000 → Oct 2000
- 2Devon SFS Operating, Inc.Nov 2000 → Oct 2002
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Nov 2002 → Nov 2002
- 4L.C.S. Production CompanyDec 2002 → Sep 2003
- 5Crownquest Operating, LLCOct 2003 → Sep 2004
- 6Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2004 → Aug 2022
- 7Highpeak Energy Holdings, LLCAug 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508287-99 | Drill | Devon SFS Operating, Inc. | Apr 27, 2001 | May 2, 2001 | May 20, 2001 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-298258 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-36318 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,404 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,171 | 1,233 |
| Yates | 1,375 | 1,029 |
| Seven Rivers7 RIVERS | 1,452 | 952 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,452 | 952 |
| WolfcampLOWER WOLFCAMP | 7,421 | -5,017 |
| WolfcampTOP LOWER WOLFCAMP | 7,421 | -5,017 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,831 | 7,904 | Perforated |
| 7,831 | 7,977 | Perforated |
| 7,977 | 7,992 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,217 | 11 | 1,250 S |
| 4.5 | 8,104 | 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 | Dec 3, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Oct 11, 2001 | Aug 3, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-227-35706 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35706 → 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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