WELL · 42-227-37618 · DISTRICT 8
Beard 18 #4
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Beard 18 #4 (API 42-227-37618) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged March 5, 2021, last operated by New Height Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 11, 2013, permitted to 10,465 ft.
It was permitted by Breitburn Operating L.P. and has since transferred to New Height Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Atoka, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 80.3K barrels of oil and 408K mcf of gas since July 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Breitburn Operating L.P.; 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 | Birch Operations, Inc.through Apr 2021 |
| Latest permit | Breitburn Operating L.P.Oct 11, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,465
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 2013
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 2014
- completed
- 80.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 408K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 5, 2021
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beard 18 O-10-43076 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy, LLC | 4 | 80.3K | 408K | Jul 2012 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCJul 2012 → Nov 2012
- 2Breitburn Operating L.P.Dec 2012 → Mar 2018
- 3Birch Operations, Inc.Apr 2018 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 769038-99 | Drill | Breitburn Operating L.P. | Aug 27, 2013 | Oct 11, 2013 | Oct 20, 2013 | 10,465 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2014 | Beard 18 O-10-43076 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | New Height Energy LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,588 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,872 | -5,284 |
| Atoka | 9,729 | -7,141 |
| Mississippian | 9,981 | -7,393 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,872 | 10,115 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 356 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,380 | 11 | 995 S |
| 5.5 | 10,333 | 7.875 | 1,060 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 19, 2014 | May 1, 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 42-227-37618 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37618 → 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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