WELL · 42-227-41691 · DISTRICT 8

The King 45-04 D #4MS

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Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN  · Horizontal

The King 45-04 D #4MS (API 42-227-41691) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed January 24, 2023 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 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 10 formation tops, including Salado, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.

Its lease has reported 717K barrels of oil and 2.01M mcf of gas since August 2022, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Crescent Energy Operating LLC

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 scheduleCrescent Energy Operating LLC
Production reportsCrescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitLaredo Petroleum, Inc.Mar 28, 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 28, 2022
last permit issued
Jan 24, 2023
completed
717K
cumulative oil, bbl
2.01M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
ON SCHEDULE
Completed
Jan 24, 2023
Shut in
—
Plugged
—

Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active

Surface location

32.487604, -101.517335

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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 →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
The King 45-04 D O-10-58370Spraberry (Trend Area)Crescent Energy Operating, LLC3717K2.01MAug 2022 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 71,530 · prior 12 120,716(-41%)

020K40K60K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 466,358 · prior 12 591,814(-21%)

050K100K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Vital Energy, Inc.Feb 2023 → Dec 2025
  2. 2Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
878406-99DrillLaredo Petroleum, Inc.Mar 24, 2022Mar 28, 2022May 26, 20229,000

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-58370————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,732 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Salado1,5051,227
Yates2,009723
Seven Rivers2,111621
Queen2,489243
Grayburg3,004-272
San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO3,366-634
Glorieta4,237-1,505
Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS5,049-2,317
Rustler——
Santa Rosa——

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
6,76717,122Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37540217.5415 S
8.6257,03111916 S
5.517,1447.8751,608 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Jul 7, 2023Jun 6, 2023Yes
00Feb 28, 2023Dec 21, 2022Yes

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.

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

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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.

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The King 45-04 C42-227-41689

0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Salado1,5031,229
Yates2,012720
Seven Rivers2,111621
San Andres3,374-642
Glorieta4,240-1,508
Clear Fork5,051-2,319
Devonian—
Ellenburger—

15 TOPS · FIRST 8

The King 45-04 D42-227-41690

0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Salado1,5141,218
Yates2,007725
Seven Rivers2,106626
Queen2,486246
Grayburg3,003-271
San Andres3,364-632
Glorieta4,238-1,506
Clear Fork5,053-2,321

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

The King 45-04 C42-227-41687

0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Salado1,4941,238
Yates2,009723
Seven Rivers2,111621
Queen2,489243
Grayburg3,003-271
San Andres3,370-638
Glorieta4,247-1,515
Clear Fork5,057-2,325

11 TOPS · FIRST 8

The King 45-04 D42-227-41692

0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Salado1,5121,220
Yates2,009723
Seven Rivers2,111621
Queen2,485247
Grayburg3,017-285
San Andres3,362-630
Glorieta4,238-1,506
Clear Fork5,050-2,318

12 TOPS · FIRST 8

The King 45-0442-227-41680

0.0 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Salado1,4991,233
Yates2,014718
Seven Rivers2,117615
Queen2,484248
Grayburg3,002-270
San Andres3,366-634
Glorieta4,241-1,509
Clear Fork5,058-2,326

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Brut A42-227-41976

0.1 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Yates2,001731
Seven Rivers2,106626
San Andres3,365-633
Glorieta4,251-1,519
Clear Fork5,069-2,337
Leonard—
Dean—
Rustler—

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Brut B42-227-41977

0.1 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Salado1,5051,227
Yates2,003729
Seven Rivers2,108624
Queen2,486246
Grayburg2,998-266
San Andres3,363-631
Glorieta4,248-1,516
Clear Fork5,062-2,330

10 TOPS · FIRST 8

Brut C42-227-41978

0.1 KM · Laredo Petroleum, Inc. · Section with this well →

Salado1,5061,226
Yates2,005727
Seven Rivers2,112620
Queen2,484248
Grayburg2,999-267
San Andres3,366-634
Glorieta4,232-1,500
Clear Fork5,060-2,328

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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