WELL · 42-227-42770 · DISTRICT 10
EL Rey 16-28 #2LS
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
El Rey 16-28 #2LS (API 42-227-42770) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed November 3, 2025 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 2, 2025, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, San Andres, Glorieta.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,231 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Diamondback E&P LLCOct 2, 2025 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 2, 2025
- last permit issued
- Nov 3, 2025
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 3, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
Surface location
32.177888, -101.630886
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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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Rey 16-28 O-10-64745 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 7 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2025 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 910836-99 | Drill | Diamondback E&P LLC | Oct 1, 2025 | Oct 2, 2025 | Oct 24, 2025 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-64745 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,472 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,789 | 683 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,993 | 479 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,700 | -1,228 |
| Glorieta | 4,024 | -1,552 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 5,125 | -2,653 |
| Spraberry | 6,344 | -3,872 |
| Dean | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Rustler | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 970 | 17.5 | 560 S |
| 8.625 | 5,021 | 9.875 | 665 S |
| 5.5 | 23,167 | 7.875 | 2,325 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 | Apr 6, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 | 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 42-227-42770 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-42770 → 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
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
EL Rey 16-2842-227-42772
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,789 | 683 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,993 | 479 |
| San Andres | 3,700 | -1,228 |
| Glorieta | 4,024 | -1,552 |
| Clear Fork | 5,140 | -2,668 |
| Spraberry | 6,351 | -3,879 |
| Leonard | — | |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rey 16-2842-227-42775
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,789 | 683 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,993 | 479 |
| San Andres | 3,700 | -1,228 |
| Glorieta | 4,024 | -1,552 |
| Clear Fork | 5,140 | -2,668 |
| Spraberry | 6,351 | -3,879 |
| Dean | 7,588 | -5,116 |
| Coleman Junction | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rey 16-2842-227-42773
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,789 | 683 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,993 | 479 |
| San Andres | 3,700 | -1,228 |
| Glorieta | 4,024 | -1,552 |
| Clear Fork | 5,133 | -2,661 |
| Spraberry | 6,346 | -3,874 |
| Dean | 7,600 | -5,128 |
| Rustler | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rey 16-2842-227-42776
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,789 | 683 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,993 | 479 |
| San Andres | 3,700 | -1,228 |
| Glorieta | 4,024 | -1,552 |
| Clear Fork | 5,127 | -2,655 |
| Spraberry | 6,342 | -3,870 |
| Dean | 7,594 | -5,122 |
| Leonard | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rey 16-2842-227-42774
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,789 | 683 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,993 | 479 |
| San Andres | 3,700 | -1,228 |
| Glorieta | 4,024 | -1,552 |
| Clear Fork | 5,137 | -2,665 |
| Spraberry | 6,353 | -3,881 |
| Dean | 7,603 | -5,131 |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rey 28-1642-227-42777
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,789 | 683 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,993 | 479 |
| San Andres | 3,700 | -1,228 |
| Glorieta | 4,024 | -1,552 |
| Clear Fork | 5,139 | -2,667 |
| Spraberry | 6,352 | -3,880 |
| Dean | 7,615 | -5,143 |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rey 16-2842-227-42771
0.0 KM · Diamondback E&P LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,789 | 683 |
| Seven Rivers | 1,993 | 479 |
| San Andres | 3,700 | -1,228 |
| Glorieta | 4,024 | -1,552 |
| Clear Fork | 5,124 | -2,652 |
| Spraberry | 6,340 | -3,868 |
| Dean | 7,609 | -5,137 |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Coachwhip 17-29 Unit 142-227-42061
1.2 KM · Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 560 | 1,913 |
| Rustler | 1,202 | 1,271 |
| Yates | 1,803 | 670 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,060 | 413 |
| San Andres | 3,647 | -1,174 |
| Glorieta | 4,329 | -1,856 |
| Clear Fork | 5,176 | -2,703 |
| Spraberry | 6,382 | -3,909 |
17 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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