WELL · 42-389-36496 · DISTRICT 8
Special Effort 18 #1H
Reeves County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Horizontal
Special Effort 18 #1H (API 42-389-36496) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Mdc Texas Operator LLC, completed November 19, 2018.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 1, 2018, permitted to 10,200 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Delaware, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Bone Spring.
Its 2 leases have reported 117K barrels of oil and 2.3M mcf of gas since November 2018, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 | Vital Energy, Inc.through Jan 2025 |
| Latest permit | MDC Texas Operator LLCFeb 1, 2018 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 1, 2018
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 2018
- completed
- 117K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2018 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.349180, -103.661609
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Reeves County.
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Special Effort 18 G-10-290981 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.91M | Jun 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Special Effort 18 O-10-51170 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | MDC Texas Operator LLC | 1 | 117K | 388K | Nov 2018 – Sep 2021 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 14(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MDC Texas Operator LLCNov 2018 → Aug 2021
- 2Maple Energy Holdings, LLCSep 2021 → Sep 2023
- 3Vital Energy, Inc.Oct 2023 → Jan 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 832380-99 | Drill | MDC Texas Operator LLC | Oct 24, 2017 | Feb 1, 2018 | Feb 11, 2018 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-290981 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-51170 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,752 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 4,154 | -1,402 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,201 | -1,449 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,091 | -2,339 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 7,060 | -4,308 |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | 9,646 | -6,894 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,646 | -6,894 |
| CastileCASTILLE | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,114 | 19,715 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,352 | 17.5 | 3,694 S |
| 9.625 | 9,145 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 19,828 | 7.875 | 2,800 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 15, 2021 | Jun 17, 2021 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 16, 2019 | Feb 15, 2019 | 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 42-389-36496 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-36496 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Pickpocket 2142-389-37312
0.3 KM · MDC Texas Operator LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,151 | -1,399 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,192 | -1,440 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,116 | -2,364 |
| Bone Spring | 7,085 | -4,333 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,651 | -6,899 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 9,651 | -6,899 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Pickpocket 2142-389-37313
0.3 KM · MDC Texas Operator LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,149 | -1,397 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,192 | -1,440 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,113 | -2,361 |
| Bone Spring | 7,084 | -4,332 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,672 | -6,920 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 9,672 | -6,920 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Pickpocket 2142-389-37314
0.3 KM · MDC Texas Operator LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,152 | -1,400 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,195 | -1,443 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,113 | -2,361 |
| Bone Spring | 7,086 | -4,334 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 9,674 | -6,922 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,674 | -6,922 |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
A Classic Dash 1842-389-37164
0.3 KM · MDC Texas Operator LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,174 | -1,424 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,220 | -1,470 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,126 | -2,376 |
| Bone Spring | 7,093 | -4,343 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 9,676 | -6,926 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,676 | -6,926 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
A Classic Dash 1842-389-37713
0.4 KM · MDC Texas Operator LLC · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 2,012 | 737 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,121 | -2,372 |
| Bone Spring | 7,026 | -4,277 |
| Bone Spring | 7,524 | -4,775 |
| Bone Spring | 8,302 | -5,553 |
| Bone Spring | 8,809 | -6,060 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Pickpocket 2142-389-36654
0.4 KM · MDC Texas Operator LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,175 | -1,426 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,226 | -1,477 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,139 | -2,390 |
| Bone Spring | 7,119 | -4,370 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,985 | -7,236 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 9,985 | -7,236 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Castile | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Alysheba 1842-389-37716
0.7 KM · MDC Texas Operator LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,181 | -1,435 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,229 | -1,483 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,126 | -2,380 |
| Bone Spring | 7,113 | -4,367 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,704 | -6,958 |
| Castile | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Yucca42-389-32968
0.9 KM · MDC Texas Operator LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,197 | -1,450 |
| Delaware | 4,197 | -1,450 |
| Bone Spring | 7,200 | -4,453 |
| T 1ST BS | 7,200 | -4,453 |
| T 2ND BS | 8,300 | -5,553 |
| T Wolfcamp | 9,700 | -6,953 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,700 | -6,953 |
| Delaware | — |
14 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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