TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · THE KING 45-04 LEASE · API 42-227-38870 · DISTRICT 7B
The King 45-04 #1AH
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
The King 45-04 #1AH (API 42-227-38870) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed September 17, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 17, 2016, permitted to 7,670 ft.
It was permitted by Sabalo Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Glorieta, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 947K barrels of oil and 1.51M mcf of gas since May 2017, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sabalo Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 28, 2025
- Permits on file
- 54
- Phone
- (713) 337-4600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sabalo Operating, LLCOct 17, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,670
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 2016
- last permit issued
- Sep 17, 2017
- completed
- 947K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.51M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 17, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The King 45-04 O-10-49275 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 3 | 947K | 1.51M | May 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 78,015 · prior 12 95,365(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 311,940 · prior 12 263,442(+18%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sabalo Operating, LLCAug 2017 → Jun 2021
- 2Laredo Petroleum, Inc.Jul 2021 → Dec 2022
- 3Vital Energy, Inc.Feb 2023 → Dec 2025
- 4Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 819051-98 | Drill | Sabalo Operating, LLC | Apr 28, 2017 | Oct 17, 2016 | May 9, 2017 | 9,000 |
| 819051-99 | Drill | Sabalo Operating, LLC | Oct 3, 2016 | Oct 17, 2016 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2017 | The King 45-04 O-10-49275 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 7,670 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,717 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,007 | 710 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,103 | 614 |
| Glorieta | 2,971 | -254 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,257 | -540 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,186 | -1,469 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,189 | -1,472 |
| Spraberry | 6,219 | -3,502 |
| Leonard | 7,086 | -4,369 |
| Dean | 7,410 | -4,693 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,510 | -4,793 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,920 | 17,987 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 437 | 17.5 | 480 S |
| 9.625 | 7,467 | 12.25 | 1,240 S |
| 5.5 | 18,083 | 8.5 | 2,105 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 | Mar 2, 2023 | Jan 17, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Feb 22, 2018 | Dec 6, 2017 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 31, 2018 | Oct 10, 2017 | 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 42-227-38870 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38870 → 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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