TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · FREE 40 LEASE · API 42-227-36799 · DISTRICT 7B
Free 40 #40E
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Free 40 #40E (API 42-227-36799) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed March 10, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2017.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 2, 2011, permitted to 10,505 ft.
It was permitted by Linn Operating, Inc. 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 168K barrels of oil and 835K mcf of gas since February 2009, last reporting volume in March 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Linn Operating, Inc.; 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 | Linn Operating, Inc.Nov 2, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,505
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 2, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 2012
- completed
- 168K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 835K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2009 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 2012
- Shut in
- Mar 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free 40 O-10-39521 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 168K | 835K | Feb 2009 – Mar 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,005 · prior 12 4,734(-58%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,710 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCFeb 2009 → Nov 2010
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Dec 2010 → Apr 2017
- 3Linn Operating, LLCMay 2017 → Mar 2018
- 4Scout Energy Management LLCApr 2018 → Nov 2025
- 5New Height Energy, LLCDec 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727052-99 | Drill | Linn Operating, Inc. | Oct 26, 2011 | Nov 2, 2011 | Jan 21, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2012 | Free 40 O-10-39521 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Shut In · shut in Mar 1, 2017 | 10,505 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,567 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,571 | -4,004 |
| Strawn | 9,648 | -7,081 |
| Atoka | 9,858 | -7,291 |
| Mississippian | 10,041 | -7,474 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,500 | 10,405 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 418 | 17.5 | 440 S |
| 8.625 | 4,426 | 11 | 1,490 S |
| 5.5 | 10,505 | 7.875 | 1,015 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 | Dec 30, 2013 | Jun 27, 2012 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Feb 23, 2015. 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 POROSITYSpans Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka, Mississippian | TIFF | 0 to 10,443 | Feb 23, 2015run Feb 18, 2012 | 7.03 |
"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 42-227-36799 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36799 → 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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