TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · MALBEC LEASE · API 42-317-35471 · DISTRICT 7B
Malbec #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Malbec #1 (API 42-317-35471) is a well in Martin County operated by Diamondback E&P LLC, completed March 22, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in October 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 20, 2008, permitted to 11,274 ft.
It was permitted by Opal Resources Operating CO.,LLC and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 133K barrels of oil and 174K mcf of gas since July 2009, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Opal Resources Operating Co.,llc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,251
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Opal Resources Operating Co.,llcOct 20, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,274
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 2008
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 2014
- completed
- 133K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 174K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2009 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 2014
- Shut in
- Oct 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malbec O-10-39769 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 133K | 174K | Jul 2009 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 726 · prior 12 2,293(-68%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 660 · prior 12 4,866(-86%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Opal Resources Operating Co.,llcJul 2009 → Apr 2011
- 2W&T Offshore, Inc.May 2011 → Dec 2014
- 3Ajax Resources, LLCJan 2015 → Oct 2018
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCNov 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 671635-99 | Drill | Opal Resources Operating Co.,llc | Sep 22, 2008 | Oct 20, 2008 | Nov 5, 2009 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2014 | Malbec O-10-39769 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | Shut In · shut in Oct 1, 2026 | 11,274 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,887 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,950 | 10,952 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,038 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | 11,274 | 7.875 | 1,800 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 26, 2014 | Apr 17, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 2010 | Feb 17, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 2010 | — | — |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Apr 3, 2013. Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RESISTIVITYSpans Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp | TIFF | 5,000 to 11,247 | Apr 3, 2013run Nov 22, 2009 | 7.75 |
| RESISTIVITYSpans Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp | TIFF | 5,000 to 11,247 | Nov 13, 2012run Nov 22, 2009 | 4.93 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-317-35471 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-35471 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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