WELL · 42-389-37895 · DISTRICT 8
Dark Lightning State Unit #9603H
Reeves County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Horizontal
Dark Lightning State Unit #9603H (API 42-389-37895) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Scout Energy Management LLC, completed June 9, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 2, 2019, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Cog Operating LLC and has since transferred to Scout Energy Management LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Delaware, Castile, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 393K barrels of oil and 969K mcf of gas since June 2019, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by COG Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 483 permits on file · (888) 493-2118
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Scout Energy Management LLC |
| Production reports | Scout Energy Management LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | COG Operating LLCJan 2, 2019 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 2, 2019
- last permit issued
- Jun 9, 2019
- completed
- 393K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 969K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 9, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.100495, -103.520863
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dark Lightning State Unit O-10-52377 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | Scout Energy Management LLC | 2 | 393K | 969K | Jun 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 35,149 · prior 12 22,845(+54%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 242,511 · prior 12 49,533(+390%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1COG Operating LLCJun 2019 → Feb 2025
- 2Scout Energy Management LLCMar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 848154-99 | Drill | COG Operating LLC | Dec 26, 2018 | Jan 2, 2019 | Jan 18, 2019 | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-52377 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,819 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | 2,500 | 319 |
| CastileCASTILLE | 2,800 | 19 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -1,981 |
| Delaware | 5,179 | -2,360 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,025 | -3,206 |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | 6,500 | -3,681 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 7,994 | -5,175 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,119 | -7,300 |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | 11,300 | -8,481 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,554 | 17,899 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,703 | 17.5 | 1,190 S |
| 9.625 | 9,840 | 12.25 | 740 S |
| 5.5 | 17,985 | 8.5 | 2,960 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 | Nov 4, 2019 | Aug 8, 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 42-389-37895 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-37895 → 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.
Dark Lightning State Unit42-389-37582
0.6 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 2,500 | 324 |
| Castile | 2,800 | 24 |
| Delaware | 5,194 | -2,370 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,206 | -2,382 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,050 | -3,226 |
| Delaware | 6,500 | -3,676 |
| Bone Spring | 8,019 | -5,195 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,144 | -7,320 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Silver Horn Unit42-389-36809
0.8 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 2,500 | 327 |
| Delaware | 2,500 | 327 |
| Castile | 2,800 | 27 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,800 | -973 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -1,973 |
| Delaware | 6,500 | -3,673 |
| Bone Spring | 7,500 | -4,673 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,000 | -7,173 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Silver Horn Unit42-389-37536
1.0 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 2,500 | 333 |
| Castile | 2,800 | 33 |
| Delaware | 5,181 | -2,348 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,227 | -2,394 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,071 | -3,238 |
| Delaware | 6,500 | -3,667 |
| Bone Spring | 7,990 | -5,157 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,143 | -7,310 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Silver Horn Unit42-389-37537
1.1 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 2,500 | 333 |
| Castile | 2,800 | 33 |
| Delaware | 5,186 | -2,353 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,239 | -2,406 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,044 | -3,211 |
| Delaware | 6,500 | -3,667 |
| Bone Spring | 7,986 | -5,153 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,125 | -7,292 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Silver Horn Unit42-389-37654
1.5 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 2,500 | 338 |
| Castile | 2,800 | 38 |
| Delaware | 5,158 | -2,320 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,210 | -2,372 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,067 | -3,229 |
| Delaware | 6,500 | -3,662 |
| Bone Spring | 7,967 | -5,129 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,117 | -7,279 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Silver Horn Unit42-389-37655
1.5 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 2,500 | 339 |
| Castile | 2,800 | 39 |
| Delaware | 5,138 | -2,299 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,180 | -2,341 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,044 | -3,205 |
| Delaware | 6,500 | -3,661 |
| Bone Spring | 7,933 | -5,094 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,099 | -7,260 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Peppadew State 243-244 Unit A42-389-36403
1.9 KM · NBL Permian LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 5,150 | -2,321 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,194 | -2,365 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,043 | -3,214 |
| Bone Spring | 8,060 | -5,231 |
| Bone Spring | 8,724 | -5,895 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 9,889 | -7,060 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,054 | -7,225 |
| Castile | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Peppadew State 243-244 Unit A-142-389-36965
2.1 KM · NBL Permian LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 5,148 | -2,320 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,190 | -2,362 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,040 | -3,212 |
| Bone Spring | 8,723 | -5,895 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,042 | -7,214 |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 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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