TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · FRYAR 4 LEASE · API 42-227-36240 · DISTRICT 7B
Fryar 4 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Fryar 4 #1 (API 42-227-36240) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed June 3, 2019 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2019.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2009 and 2010, permitted to 9,655 ft.
It was permitted by Element Petroleum Operating, LLC and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Dean, Wolfcamp, Cline, Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 298K barrels of oil and 1.86M mcf of gas since October 2009, last reporting volume in March 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Element Petroleum Operating, LLC; 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 | Element Petroleum Operating, LLCSep 24, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,655
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 2019
- completed
- 298K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.86M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2009 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 2019
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2019
- 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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fryar 4 O-10-39848 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 10 | 298K | 1.86M | Oct 2009 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,439 · prior 12 8,235(+15%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,153 · prior 12 1,208(-5%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Element Petroleum Operating, LLCOct 2009 → Dec 2010
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jan 2011 → Sep 2015
- 3JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Oct 2015 → Sep 2016
- 4SM Energy CompanyOct 2016 → May 2024
- 5New Height Energy, LLCJun 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702400-99 | Recompletion | Element Petroleum Operating, LLC | Sep 18, 2010 | Sep 24, 2010 | — | 10,000 |
| 682882-99 | Drill | Element Petroleum Operating, LLC | Jul 8, 2009 | Jul 14, 2009 | Aug 26, 2009 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 3, 2019 | Fryar 4 O-10-39848 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Shut In · shut in Jun 1, 2019 | 9,655 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,588 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Dean | 7,532 | -4,944 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,655 | -5,067 |
| Cline | 8,837 | -6,249 |
| PennsylvanianPENN LIME | 9,121 | -6,533 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,653 | 7,457 | Perforated |
| 7,480 | 7,519 | Perforated |
| 7,710 | 7,890 | Perforated |
| 7,900 | 8,140 | Perforated |
| 8,487 | 8,570 | Perforated |
| 8,610 | 8,842 | Perforated |
| 8,856 | 8,890 | Perforated |
| 8,912 | 9,478 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 279 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 3,782 | 11 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 9,652 | 7.875 | 1,300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 4, 2021 | May 19, 2021 | — |
| 00 | May 19, 2010 | Jan 29, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 17, 2010 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jun 1, 2010. Density, Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON/DENSITY POROSITYSpans Dean, Wolfcamp, Cline, Pennsylvanian | TIFF | 100 to 9,642 | Jun 1, 2010run Sep 7, 2009 | 3.46 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-227-36240 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36240 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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