WELL · 42-227-35842 · DISTRICT 8
Ward 17 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ward 17 #1 (API 42-227-35842) is a well in Howard County operated by Apex Resources LLC, completed September 22, 2004 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 15, 2003, permitted to 5,675 ft.
It was permitted by Crownquest Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Apex Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, San Andres, Clear Fork.
Its 2 leases have reported 186K barrels of oil and 97.3K mcf of gas since October 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crownquest Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Kilgore, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 23, 2026
- Phone
- (903) 984-3443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foundation Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Foundation Energy Management LLCthrough Sep 2019 |
| Latest permit | Crownquest Operating, LLCDec 15, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,675
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 2003
- last permit issued
- Sep 22, 2004
- completed
- 186K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 97.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 22, 2004
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2017
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward "17" O-10-53413 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apex Resources LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Ward "17" O-10-37441 | Would Have (Clearfork) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | 1 | 186K | 97.3K | Oct 2004 – Aug 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Whiting Oil and Gas CorporationOct 2004 → Dec 2015
- 2Foundation Energy Management LLCSep 2016 → Sep 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 539492-98 | Drill | Crownquest Operating, LLC | Jul 15, 2004 | Dec 15, 2003 | Aug 24, 2004 | 5,999 |
| 539492-99 | Drill | Crownquest Operating, LLC | Dec 9, 2003 | Dec 15, 2003 | — | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2004 | Ward 17 O-10-53413 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apex Resources LLC | Shut IN | 5,675 |
| Sep 22, 2004 | Ward 17 O-10-37441 | Would Have (Clearfork) | Foundation Energy Management LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,569 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 635 | 1,934 |
| San Andres | 2,934 | -365 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,919 | -2,350 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,460 | 5,488 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 461 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 5,672 | 7.875 | 365 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 | Apr 24, 2020 | Oct 15, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 2005 | Oct 15, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 2, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-227-35842 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-35842 → 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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