WELL · 42-227-38756 · DISTRICT 8
Falkor 4-8 A #5LS
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Falkor 4-8 A #5LS (API 42-227-38756) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by SM Energy Company, completed July 23, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 11, 2016, permitted to 8,400 ft.
It was permitted by Jpm Eoc Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to SM Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Spraberry, Clear Fork, Coleman Junction, Dean.
Its lease has reported 328K barrels of oil and 946K mcf of gas since July 2016, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2,485 permits on file · (432) 563-8316
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SM Energy Company |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Apr 11, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 2016
- completed
- 328K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 946K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2016 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 2016
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkor 4-8 A O-10-48140 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | 1 | 328K | 946K | Jul 2016 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 156,013 · prior 12 149,871(+4%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,837 · prior 12 8,620(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Jul 2016 → Sep 2016
- 2SM Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 814751-99 | Drill | JPM Eoc Operating, Inc. | Mar 31, 2016 | Apr 11, 2016 | May 16, 2016 | 8,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-48140 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,574 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 6,349 | -3,775 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | — | — |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Dean | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,030 | 9,992 | Perforated |
| 10,035 | 11,997 | Perforated |
| 12,040 | 13,195 | Perforated |
| 13,243 | 14,809 | Perforated |
| 14,847 | 15,811 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 450 | 17.5 | 475 S |
| 9.625 | 6,505 | 12.25 | 1,575 S |
| 5.5 | 15,969 | 8.5 | 1,980 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 | Jan 20, 2017 | Sep 30, 2016 | 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 42-227-38756 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38756 → 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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