WELL · 42-227-37307 · DISTRICT 8
Fryar 5 #5B
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Fryar 5 #5B (API 42-227-37307) is a well in Howard County operated by New Height Energy LLC, completed January 15, 2021 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2012 and 2015, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Linn Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Glorieta, Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 136K barrels of oil and 831K mcf of gas since August 2010, last reporting in July 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.
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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Linn Operating, Inc.Aug 5, 2015 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 5, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jan 15, 2021
- completed
- 136K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 831K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 15, 2021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fryar 5 O-10-40584 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 136K | 831K | Aug 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,421 · prior 12 22,961(-11%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 705 · prior 12 1,003(-30%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Element Petroleum Operating, LLCAug 2010 → Dec 2010
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jan 2011 → Sep 2015
- 3JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Nov 2015 → Sep 2016
- 4SM Energy CompanyOct 2016 → May 2024
- 5New Height Energy, LLCJun 2024 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 808887-99 | Recompletion | Linn Operating, Inc. | Jul 28, 2015 | Aug 5, 2015 | Mar 20, 2014 | 9,980 |
| 753586-99 | Drill | Linn Operating, Inc. | Dec 19, 2012 | Dec 28, 2012 | Apr 3, 2013 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-40584 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,547 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,940 | 7,950 | Perforated |
| 7,940 | 8,580 | Perforated |
| 7,970 | 7,980 | Perforated |
| 8,150 | 8,160 | Perforated |
| 8,190 | 8,200 | Perforated |
| 8,530 | 8,540 | Perforated |
| 8,570 | 8,580 | Perforated |
| 8,890 | 8,900 | Perforated |
| 8,920 | 8,930 | Perforated |
| 9,160 | 9,180 | Perforated |
| 9,315 | 9,325 | Perforated |
| 9,340 | 9,350 | Perforated |
| 9,520 | 9,530 | Perforated |
| 9,545 | 9,555 | Perforated |
| 9,730 | 9,740 | Perforated |
| 9,785 | 9,795 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 360 | 17.5 | 390 S |
| 8.625 | 4,335 | 11 | 1,155 S |
| 5.5 | 9,980 | 7.875 | 905 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 | Jun 8, 2021 | May 18, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 2015 | May 6, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 2014 | Jul 1, 2013 | 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 42-227-37307 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37307 → 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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