WELL · 42-389-38116 · DISTRICT 8
Elkhead 4144 #B 8H
Reeves County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Horizontal
Elkhead 4144 #B 8H (API 42-389-38116) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Pdc Permian Inc., completed July 23, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 26, 2019, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Castile, Delaware, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 636K barrels of oil and 5.12M mcf of gas since June 2017, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 317 permits on file · (800) 231-0623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | PDC Permian Inc. |
| Production reports | PDC Permian, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | PDC Permian, Inc.Feb 26, 2019 |
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 26, 2019
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 2019
- completed
- 636K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.436742, -103.558800
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkhead 4144 G-10-289906 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | PDC Permian, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 2.52M | Mar 2020 – Jul 2026 |
| Elkhead 4144 O-10-49174 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | PDC Permian, Inc. | 8 | 636K | 2.6M | Jun 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 416,463 · prior 12 408,654(+2%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 18,250 · prior 12 22,770(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1PDC Permian, Inc.Aug 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 850227-98 | Drill | PDC Permian, Inc. | Aug 1, 2019 | Feb 26, 2019 | Jan 24, 2020 | 12,000 |
| 850227-99 | Drill | PDC Permian, Inc. | Feb 20, 2019 | Feb 26, 2019 | Apr 17, 2019 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-289906 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-49174 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,632 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CastileCASTILLE | 2,800 | -168 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,868 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,168 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,668 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 7,616 | -4,984 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,220 | -7,588 |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,322 | 21,743 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,321 | 17.5 | 1,505 S |
| 9.625 | 10,510 | 12.25 | 885 S |
| 5.5 | 21,819 | 8.5 | 2,810 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 | Sep 28, 2020 | Aug 31, 2020 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 5, 2019 | Aug 6, 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 42-389-38116 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-38116 → 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.
Elkhead 414442-389-38115
0.0 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,800 | -168 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,868 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,168 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,668 |
| Bone Spring | 9,711 | -7,079 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,228 | -7,596 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Elkhead 414442-389-38114
0.0 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,800 | -169 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,869 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,169 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,669 |
| Bone Spring | 7,618 | -4,987 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,231 | -7,600 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Elkhead 414442-389-38113
0.0 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,800 | -168 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,868 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,168 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,668 |
| Bone Spring | 7,619 | -4,987 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,230 | -7,598 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Elkhead 414442-389-38112
0.0 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,800 | -168 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,868 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,168 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,668 |
| Bone Spring | 7,621 | -4,989 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,229 | -7,597 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Elkhead 414442-389-38111
0.0 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,800 | -168 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,868 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,168 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,668 |
| Bone Spring | 7,626 | -4,994 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lost Keys 4345 3U42-389-39588
0.1 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,326 | -1,694 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,354 | -1,722 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,322 | -2,690 |
| Bone Spring | 7,620 | -4,988 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,237 | -7,605 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lost Keys 4345 2U42-389-39587
0.1 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,323 | -1,691 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,351 | -1,719 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,322 | -2,690 |
| Bone Spring | 7,630 | -4,998 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,248 | -7,616 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Lost Keys 4345 1U42-389-39585
0.1 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,333 | -1,701 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,359 | -1,727 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,323 | -2,691 |
| Bone Spring | 7,623 | -4,991 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,246 | -7,614 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| 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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