WELL · 42-227-37134 · DISTRICT 8
Hefley 24 #3
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Hefley 24 #3 (API 42-227-37134) is a well in Howard County operated by Smc Oil & Gas Inc., completed January 28, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 14, 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC and has since transferred to Smc Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Leonard, Dean, Spraberry, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 131K barrels of oil and 818K mcf of gas since January 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 34
- Phone
- (432) 683-3835
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SMC Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCAug 14, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2014
- completed
- 131K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 818K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hefley 24 O-10-42714 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc. | 3 | 131K | 818K | Jan 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 998 · prior 12 2,163(-54%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 437 · prior 12 6,493(-93%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Big Star Oil & Gas, LLCJan 2012 → May 2016
- 2Energy Production CorporationFeb 2014 → Aug 2014
- 3Callon Petroleum Operating CoJun 2016 → Oct 2022
- 4SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.Nov 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 745959-98 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Jul 26, 2013 | Aug 14, 2012 | Aug 22, 2013 | 12,000 |
| 745959-99 | Drill | Big Star Oil & Gas, LLC | Aug 7, 2012 | Aug 14, 2012 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-42714 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,775 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,994 | 10,553 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.25 | 352 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 4,595 | 11 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 10,731 | 7.875 | 915 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 7, 2014 | Feb 6, 2014 | 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 42-227-37134 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37134 → 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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