WELL · 42-389-35540 · DISTRICT 8
Mellencamp 8-14 #4301H
Reeves County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Horizontal
Mellencamp 8-14 #4301H (API 42-389-35540) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed July 19, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 13, 2016, permitted to 10,666 ft.
It was permitted by Parsley Energy Operations, LLC and has since transferred to Vtx Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Bone Spring, Wolfcamp, Bell Canyon, Castile.
Its lease has reported 872K barrels of oil and 4.82M mcf of gas since July 2017, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Parsley Energy Operations, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 5, 2026
- Permits on file
- 164
- Phone
- (512) 600-6500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | VTX Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | VTX Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Parsley Energy Operations, LLCDec 13, 2016 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,666
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 2016
- last permit issued
- Jul 19, 2017
- completed
- 872K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.82M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 19, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mellencamp 8-14 O-10-49153 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 872K | 4.82M | Jul 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 201,863 · prior 12 223,802(-10%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 28,012 · prior 12 30,428(-8%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Parsley Energy Operations, LLCJul 2017 → Jan 2021
- 2Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Feb 2021 → Nov 2021
- 3Continental Resources, Inc.Dec 2021 → Jun 2023
- 4VTX Energy Operating, LLCJul 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 820705-98 | Drill | Parsley Energy Operations, LLC | Dec 28, 2016 | Dec 13, 2016 | Jan 15, 2017 | 11,000 |
| 820705-99 | Drill | Parsley Energy Operations, LLC | Nov 28, 2016 | Dec 13, 2016 | Jan 15, 2017 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 19, 2017 | Mellencamp 8-14 O-10-49153 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | VTX Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 10,666 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,656 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 8,202 | -5,546 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,533 | -7,877 |
| Bell Canyon | — | — |
| CastileCASTILLE | — | — |
| Cherry Canyon | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,971 | 18,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,304 | 17.5 | 1,175 S |
| 9.625 | 9,970 | 12.25 | 1,834 S |
| 5.5 | 18,525 | 8.75 | 3,632 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 | Jan 11, 2018 | Sep 28, 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 42-389-35540 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-35540 → 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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