WELL · 42-227-38000 · DISTRICT 8
Cherry 24 #3
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area Strawn) field · Vertical
Cherry 24 #3 (API 42-227-38000) is a well in Howard County operated by Laredo Petroleum Inc., completed August 12, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 2014, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon Holdings LP and has since transferred to Laredo Petroleum Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its 2 leases have reported 24.4K barrels of oil and 223K mcf of gas since August 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon Holdings LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tulsa, OK
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 29, 2022
- Permits on file
- 1,795
- Phone
- (918) 513-4570
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Laredo Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Athlon Holdings LPMay 31, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 2014
- last permit issued
- Aug 12, 2014
- completed
- 24.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 223K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 12, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry 24 O-10-54230 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 24.4K | 223K | Aug 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Cherry 24 O-10-45519 | Spraberry (Trend Area Strawn) | Laredo Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Aug 2014 – Dec 2020 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,995 · prior 12 28,487(-40%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 891 · prior 12 1,137(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ovintiv USA Inc.Aug 2014 → Jun 2018
- 2Laredo Petroleum, Inc.Jul 2018 → Jan 2023
- 3Vital Energy, Inc.Feb 2023 → Dec 2025
- 4Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785367-99 | Drill | Athlon Holdings LP | Apr 23, 2014 | May 31, 2014 | Jul 1, 2014 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-45519 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-54230 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,585 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,632 | 953 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,201 | -616 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,212 | -1,627 |
| Spraberry | 5,731 | -3,146 |
| Dean | 6,926 | -4,341 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,056 | -4,471 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN-DEVONIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,897 | 9,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 315 | 17.5 | 320 S |
| 8.625 | 3,955 | 11 | 480 S |
| 5.5 | 9,441 | 7.875 | 930 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 10, 2020 | Aug 4, 2020 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 16, 2014 | Sep 25, 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 42-227-38000 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38000 → 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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