WELL · 42-389-34383 · DISTRICT 8
Copperhead 23 #1H
Reeves County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Horizontal
Copperhead 23 #1H (API 42-389-34383) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Mdc Texas Operator LLC, completed November 26, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 11, 2014, permitted to 10,700 ft.
It was permitted by Red Willow Production, LLC and has since transferred to Mdc Texas Operator LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Delaware, Castile, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 338K barrels of oil and 2.5M mcf of gas since November 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Red Willow Production, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 180 permits on file · (432) 661-0893
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | MDC Texas Operator LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Red Willow Production, LLCJul 11, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 11, 2014
- last permit issued
- Nov 26, 2014
- completed
- 338K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 26, 2014
- 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Copperhead 23 G-10-289064 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.02M | May 2018 – Jul 2026 |
| Copperhead 23 O-10-46211 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | MDC Texas Operator LLC | 3 | 338K | 1.48M | Nov 2014 – Sep 2021 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,007 · prior 12 40,005(-60%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Red Willow Production, LLCNov 2014 → May 2015
- 2MDC Texas Operator LLCJun 2015 → Aug 2021
- 3Maple Energy Holdings, LLCSep 2021 → Sep 2023
- 4Vital Energy, Inc.Oct 2023 → Dec 2025
- 5Crescent Energy Operating, LLCMar 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 789373-99 | Drill | Red Willow Production, LLC | Jun 12, 2014 | Jul 11, 2014 | Jul 12, 2014 | 10,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-289064 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-46211 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,736 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | 1,848 | 888 |
| CastileCASTILLE | 2,816 | -80 |
| Delaware | 3,950 | -1,214 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,055 | -1,319 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,194 | -1,458 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,095 | -2,359 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 7,096 | -4,360 |
| Bone Spring2ND BONE SPRING | 8,560 | -5,824 |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,601 | 17,530 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,521 | 17.5 | 2,240 S |
| 9.625 | 9,520 | 12.25 | 714 S |
| 5.5 | 18,159 | 8.5 | 2,180 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 | Jun 10, 2020 | Apr 27, 2020 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2015 | Jan 31, 2015 | 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 42-389-34383 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-34383 → 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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