WELL · 42-227-36698 · DISTRICT 8
Newton 9-4 #4
Howard County · Vertical
Newton 9-4 #4 (API 42-227-36698) is a permitted well in Howard County filed by Element Petroleum Operating, LLC; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 31, 2011, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Straberry, Strawn, Atoka, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 103K barrels of oil and 455K mcf of gas since November 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Element Petroleum Operating, LLC
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 7, 2014 · 151 permits on file · (432) 557-7934
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Nov 2020 |
| Latest permit | Element Petroleum Operating, LLCAug 31, 2011 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 31, 2011
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 103K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 455K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton 9A O-10-42169 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 2 | 103K | 455K | Nov 2011 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Linn Operating, Inc.Dec 2011 → Sep 2015
- 2JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Oct 2015 → Sep 2016
- 3SM Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Oct 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719326-99 | Drill | Element Petroleum Operating, LLC | Jun 28, 2011 | Aug 31, 2011 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42169 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,588 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Straberry | 6,146 | -3,558 |
| Strawn | 9,304 | -6,716 |
| Atoka | 9,413 | -6,825 |
| Mississippian | 9,595 | -7,007 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,415 | 9,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 304 | 17.5 | 280 S |
| 8.625 | 4,300 | 11 | 1,650 S |
| 5.5 | 9,896 | 7.875 | 1,125 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 | Aug 29, 2013 | Feb 24, 2012 | 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 42-227-36698 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36698 → 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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