TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · DUNBAR 05 LEASE · API 42-165-38498 · DISTRICT 7B
Dunbar 05 #8H
Gaines County · Dempsey Creek (San Andres) field · Producing · Horizontal
Dunbar 05 #8H (API 42-165-38498) is a horizontal well in Gaines County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed September 24, 2021 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 23, 2017, permitted to 4,600 ft.
It was permitted by Sheridan Production Company, LLC and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 531K barrels of oil and 697K mcf of gas since April 2017, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sheridan Production Company, 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 | Sheridan Production Company, LLCJan 23, 2017 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 2017
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 2021
- completed
- 531K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 697K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 24, 2021
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dunbar 05 O-11-70573 | Dempsey Creek (San Andres) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 5 | 531K | 697K | Apr 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16,906 · prior 12 19,746(-14%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 47,593 · prior 12 53,290(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sheridan Production Company, LLCApr 2017 → Mar 2020
- 2FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Nov 2021
- 3Contango Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Dec 2021
- 4Contango Resources, LLCJan 2022 → Oct 2025
- 5Crescent Energy Operating, LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 822087-98 | Drill | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | Apr 19, 2017 | Jan 23, 2017 | Jul 30, 2017 | 10,100 |
| 822087-99 | Drill | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | Jan 12, 2017 | Jan 23, 2017 | Jul 30, 2017 | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 2021 | Dunbar 05 O-11-70573 | Dempsey Creek (San Andres) | Crescent Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 4,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,546 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YatesYATES - OVERPRESSURE, INERT GAS | 2,876 | 670 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,097 | 449 |
| Queen | 4,058 | -512 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD | 4,322 | -776 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| San Angelo | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,130 | 9,692 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,596 | 14.75 | 1,060 S |
| 7 | 4,720 | 9.875 | 2,415 S |
| 5.5 | 9,847 | 8.75 | 2,415 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 | Oct 28, 2021 | Oct 4, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 2017 | Oct 9, 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 42-165-38498 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-38498 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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