WELL · 42-227-37310 · DISTRICT 8
Fryar -37- #4
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Fryar -37- #4 (API 42-227-37310) is a well in Howard County operated by Smc Oil & Gas Inc., completed April 18, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 28, 2012, permitted to 10,433 ft.
It was permitted by Energen Resources Corporation and has since transferred to Smc Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Cisco, Clear Fork, Coleman Junction, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 230K barrels of oil and 168K mcf of gas since May 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Energen Resources Corporation; 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 | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Energen Resources CorporationDec 28, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,433
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 28, 2012
- last permit issued
- Apr 18, 2014
- completed
- 230K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 168K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 18, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fryar -37- O-10-56070 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SMC Oil & Gas, Inc. | 3 | 64.3K | 484 | Jul 2021 – Jul 2026 |
| Fryar -37- O-10-43949 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 4 | 166K | 167K | May 2013 – Aug 2022 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,914 · prior 12 15,307(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Energen Resources CorporationMay 2013 → Jan 2019
- 2Diamondback E&P LLCFeb 2019 → Jun 2021
- 3SMC Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 753702-97 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Nov 21, 2013 | Dec 28, 2012 | Dec 6, 2013 | 11,500 |
| 753702-98 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Jun 5, 2013 | Dec 28, 2012 | — | 11,500 |
| 753702-99 | Drill | Energen Resources Corporation | Dec 21, 2012 | Dec 28, 2012 | Dec 6, 2013 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 18, 2014 | Fryar -37- O-10-56070 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SMC Oil & Gas Inc. | Producing | 10,433 |
| Apr 18, 2014 | Fryar -37- O-10-43949 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,522 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | — | — |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | — | — |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Dean | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPIAN-FUSSELMAN | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,200 | 9,985 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 305 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 8.625 | 5,517 | 11 | 1,500 S |
| 5.5 | 10,433 | 7.875 | 1,800 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 13, 2021 | Jun 2, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 2014 | Jun 2, 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 42-227-37310 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37310 → 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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