WELL · 42-371-39385 · DISTRICT 8
Faraday 23NW #1H
Pecos County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Horizontal
Faraday 23nw #1H (API 42-371-39385) is a horizontal well in Pecos County operated by Oxy USA Wtp LP, completed November 20, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 27, 2016, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Thompson, J. Cleo and has since transferred to Oxy USA Wtp LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Toborg, Soma, Rustler, Yates.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.95M barrels of oil and 10.1M mcf of gas since May 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 12 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Thompson, J. Cleo; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 2,289 permits on file · (713) 215-7000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | OXY USA WTP LP |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Thompson, J. CleoJan 27, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2016
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 2016
- completed
- 1.95M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 12 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MDJ Caldwell O-10-46507 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 10 | 1.79M | 9.88M | May 2015 – Jul 2026 |
| Faraday 23NW O-10-48410 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | OXY USA WTP LP | 2 | 155K | 225K | Nov 2016 – Mar 2018 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 484,256 · prior 12 473,871(+2%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 47,869 · prior 12 56,820(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Thompson, J. CleoMay 2015 → Jan 2017
- 2OXY USA WTP LPFeb 2017 → Jan 2021
- 3Forge Energy Operating, LLCFeb 2021 → Jun 2023
- 4Vital Energy, Inc.Jul 2023 → Dec 2025
- 5Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 813394-99 | Drill | Thompson, J. Cleo | Jan 21, 2016 | Jan 27, 2016 | Jun 21, 2016 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46507 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-48410 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-48410 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,930 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,101 | 18,301 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,604 | 17.5 | 2,105 S |
| 9.625 | 10,082 | 12.25 | 885 S |
| 5.5 | 18,374 | 8.5 | 3,370 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 | Feb 8, 2018 | Dec 14, 2017 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 2018 | Dec 14, 2017 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 2017 | Jan 27, 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 42-371-39385 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-39385 → 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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