WELL · 42-227-41663 · DISTRICT 8
Big el 45-04 D #4SA
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Big El 45-04 D #4SA (API 42-227-41663) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed December 19, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 22, 2022, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Laredo Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Salado, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its lease has reported 751K barrels of oil and 2.05M mcf of gas since July 2022, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Laredo Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 54 permits on file · (713) 953-8604
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 | Laredo Petroleum, Inc.Mar 22, 2022 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 2022
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 2022
- completed
- 751K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.05M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.489492, -101.507345
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Howard County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big el 45-04 D O-10-57677 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 3 | 751K | 2.05M | Jul 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 74,027 · prior 12 129,282(-43%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 467,280 · prior 12 651,635(-28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Laredo Petroleum, Inc.Jan 2023 → Jan 2023
- 2Vital Energy, Inc.Feb 2023 → Dec 2025
- 3Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 878053-99 | Drill | Laredo Petroleum, Inc. | Mar 15, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | May 9, 2022 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-57677 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,734 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Salado | 1,482 | 1,252 |
| Yates | 1,989 | 745 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,087 | 647 |
| Queen | 2,453 | 281 |
| Grayburg | 2,965 | -231 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,376 | -642 |
| Glorieta | 4,188 | -1,454 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 5,009 | -2,275 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,032 | -3,298 |
| Rustler | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,651 | 17,966 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 406 | 17.5 | 415 S |
| 8.625 | 6,612 | 11 | 632 S |
| 5.5 | 18,012 | 7.875 | 1,778 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 | Jun 23, 2023 | May 11, 2023 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 2022 | Aug 18, 2022 | 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 42-227-41663 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-41663 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Big el 45-04 D42-227-41664
0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,478 | 1,256 |
| Yates | 1,993 | 741 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,092 | 642 |
| Queen | 2,458 | 276 |
| Grayburg | 2,959 | -225 |
| San Andres | 3,377 | -643 |
| Glorieta | 4,192 | -1,458 |
| Clear Fork | 5,006 | -2,272 |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big el 45-04 C42-227-41662
0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,477 | 1,257 |
| Yates | 1,988 | 746 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,092 | 642 |
| Queen | 2,455 | 279 |
| Grayburg | 2,966 | -232 |
| San Andres | 3,369 | -635 |
| Glorieta | 4,194 | -1,460 |
| Clear Fork | 5,007 | -2,273 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big el 45-04 C42-227-41661
0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,486 | 1,248 |
| Yates | 1,992 | 742 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,093 | 641 |
| Queen | 2,452 | 282 |
| Grayburg | 2,959 | -225 |
| San Andres | 3,367 | -633 |
| Glorieta | 4,192 | -1,458 |
| Clear Fork | 5,016 | -2,282 |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big el 45-04 D42-227-41665
0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,482 | 1,252 |
| Yates | 1,984 | 750 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,088 | 646 |
| Queen | 2,454 | 280 |
| Grayburg | 2,959 | -225 |
| San Andres | 3,375 | -641 |
| Glorieta | 4,185 | -1,451 |
| Clear Fork | 5,002 | -2,268 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big el 45-04 B42-227-41658
0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,473 | 1,261 |
| Yates | 1,983 | 751 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,086 | 648 |
| Queen | 2,453 | 281 |
| Grayburg | 2,957 | -223 |
| San Andres | 3,370 | -636 |
| Glorieta | 4,203 | -1,469 |
| Clear Fork | 5,024 | -2,290 |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Rising Sun D42-227-41878
0.1 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,466 | 1,269 |
| Yates | 1,986 | 749 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,088 | 647 |
| Queen | 2,451 | 284 |
| Grayburg | 2,957 | -222 |
| San Andres | 3,369 | -634 |
| San Andres | 3,369 | -634 |
| Glorieta | 4,201 | -1,466 |
17 TOPS · FIRST 8
Rising Sun C42-227-42043
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,482 | 1,253 |
| Yates | 1,995 | 740 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,090 | 645 |
| Queen | 2,458 | 277 |
| Grayburg | 2,960 | -225 |
| San Andres | 3,375 | -640 |
| Glorieta | 4,216 | -1,481 |
| Clear Fork | 5,035 | -2,300 |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
Rising Sun C42-227-42042
0.2 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,484 | 1,251 |
| Yates | 1,993 | 742 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,092 | 643 |
| Queen | 2,459 | 276 |
| Grayburg | 2,958 | -223 |
| San Andres | 3,376 | -641 |
| Glorieta | 4,218 | -1,483 |
| Clear Fork | 5,032 | -2,297 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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