WELL · 42-227-36693 · DISTRICT 8
Thomas 3 #4
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Thomas 3 #4 (API 42-227-36693) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed March 3, 2022 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 28, 2011, permitted to 11,000 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 Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 211K barrels of oil and 1.11M mcf of gas since September 2009, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 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.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (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 Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Element Petroleum Operating, LLCJun 28, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 3, 2022
- completed
- 211K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2009 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 3, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas 3 O-10-39744 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 211K | 1.11M | Sep 2009 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 26,594(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,884(-100%)
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 → Jan 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718969-99 | Drill | Element Petroleum Operating, LLC | Jun 22, 2011 | Jun 28, 2011 | Jul 23, 2011 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39744 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,608 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,190 | -3,582 |
| Strawn | 9,321 | -6,713 |
| Atoka | 9,480 | -6,872 |
| Mississippian | 9,667 | -7,059 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,400 | 9,665 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 290 | 17.5 | 280 S |
| 8.625 | 4,336 | 11 | 1,700 S |
| 5.5 | 9,844 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 | May 10, 2022 | May 4, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Sep 14, 2021 | Sep 8, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Nov 1, 2012 | Dec 8, 2011 | 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 42-227-36693 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36693 → 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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