TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · HUGHES 17 LEASE · API 42-227-37379 · DISTRICT 7B
Hughes 17 #2
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Hughes 17 #2 (API 42-227-37379) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged April 3, 2025, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 26, 2013, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, U Spraberry, L Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 107K barrels of oil and 547K mcf of gas since March 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationFeb 26, 2013 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 2013
- last permit issued
- Feb 23, 2021
- completed
- 107K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 547K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 23, 2021
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 3, 2025
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes 17 O-10-41767 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 107K | 547K | Mar 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 21,287 · prior 12 17,953(+19%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,242 · prior 12 1,609(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cobra Oil & Gas CorporationMar 2011 → May 2015
- 2Diamondback E&P LLCJun 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 756843-99 | Drill | Cobra Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 14, 2013 | Feb 26, 2013 | Mar 20, 2013 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 2021 | Hughes 17 O-10-41767 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,590 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 4,878 | -2,288 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,668 | -4,078 |
| U Spraberry | 6,668 | -4,078 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 7,156 | -4,566 |
| L Spraberry | 7,156 | -4,566 |
| Dean | 7,938 | -5,348 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,089 | -5,499 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 9,078 | -6,488 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,190 | 9,507 | Perforated |
| 9,579 | 9,715 | Perforated |
| 9,792 | 10,396 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 341 | 17.5 | 325 S |
| 8.625 | 4,505 | 11 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 10,585 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 | Nov 8, 2023 | Sep 20, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 2014 | Jun 18, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2014 | May 28, 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 42-227-37379 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37379 → 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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