WELL · 42-227-36730 · DISTRICT 8
Beall NE 18 #5
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Beall NE 18 #5 (API 42-227-36730) is a well in Howard County operated by Breitburn Operating L.P., completed December 15, 2011.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 19, 2011, permitted to 11,900 ft.
It was permitted by Crownquest Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Breitburn Operating L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka, Mississippian.
Its 2 leases have reported 198K barrels of oil and 668K mcf of gas since December 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 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.
Keithville, LA · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 323 permits on file · (866) 616-9445
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Breitburn Operating L.P. |
| Production reports | New Height Energy, LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Crownquest Operating, LLCAug 19, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 2011
- completed
- 198K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 668K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 2011
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beall 18A O-10-43068 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 175K | 578K | May 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Beall NE 18 O-10-42325 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 1 | 22.3K | 90.7K | Dec 2011 – Nov 2014 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,243 · prior 12 8,201(-48%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 6,843(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCJan 2012 → Nov 2012
- 2Breitburn Operating L.P.Jul 2012 → Mar 2018
- 3Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Sep 2024
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2024 → Nov 2025
- 5New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 722213-99 | Drill | Crownquest Operating, LLC | Aug 12, 2011 | Aug 19, 2011 | Sep 24, 2011 | 11,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42325 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-43068 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,635 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,114 | -4,479 |
| Strawn | 9,616 | -6,981 |
| Atoka | 9,782 | -7,147 |
| Mississippian | 10,045 | -7,410 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,114 | 10,212 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 325 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,202 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 10,359 | 7.875 | 1,700 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 | Sep 22, 2014 | Mar 8, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 2013 | Mar 8, 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 42-227-36730 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36730 → 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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