WELL · 42-389-38563 · DISTRICT 8
Buzzard North 6972 #S 3H
Reeves County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Horizontal
Buzzard North 6972 #S 3H (API 42-389-38563) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Pdc Permian Inc., completed December 19, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 27, 2019, permitted to 13,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Castile, Delaware, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 886K barrels of oil and 4.08M mcf of gas since August 2017, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 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.Sep 27, 2019 |
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 27, 2019
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 2019
- completed
- 886K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.438180, -103.517487
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard North 6972 G-10-292126 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | PDC Permian, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.28M | Jun 2021 – Jul 2026 |
| Buzzard North 6972 O-10-49177 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | PDC Permian, Inc. | 3 | 886K | 2.8M | Aug 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 421,003 · prior 12 252,538(+67%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 26,352 · prior 12 22,216(+19%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1PDC Permian, Inc.Sep 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856596-99 | Drill | PDC Permian, Inc. | Aug 27, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | May 17, 2021 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-292126 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-49177 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,586 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CastileCASTILLE | 2,800 | -214 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,914 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,214 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,714 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 7,745 | -5,159 |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,251 | 19,648 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,397 | 17.5 | 1,365 S |
| 8.625 | 10,414 | 10.625 | 6,540 S |
| 5.5 | 19,747 | 7.875 | 1,770 S |
| 4.5 | 19,810 | 7.875 | 1,770 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 | Mar 31, 2022 | Dec 15, 2021 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 14, 2020 | Jan 3, 2020 | 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 42-389-38563 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-38563 → 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.
Buzzard North 697242-389-38562
0.0 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,800 | -214 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,914 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,214 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,714 |
| Bone Spring | 7,745 | -5,159 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Buzzard South 697242-389-35934
0.0 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,800 | -216 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,916 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,216 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,716 |
| Bone Spring | 7,732 | -5,148 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,369 | -7,785 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Buzzard North 697242-389-35933
0.1 KM · PDC Permian, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,800 | -216 |
| Delaware | 4,500 | -1,916 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,800 | -2,216 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,300 | -2,716 |
| Bone Spring | 7,730 | -5,146 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,370 | -7,786 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Quantum 67 Unit42-389-36296
0.2 KM · Colgate Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,498 | -1,914 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,455 | -2,871 |
| Bone Spring | 7,739 | -5,155 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,355 | -7,771 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| Bell Canyon | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Townsen A742-389-40071
0.5 KM · Callon (Permian) LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,431 | |
| Wolfcamp | 10,305 | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Precambrian (Undifferentiated) | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Townsen A642-389-40070
0.5 KM · Callon (Permian) LLC · Section with this well →
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 1,800 | |
| Delaware | 4,435 | |
| Bell Canyon | 4,465 | |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,433 | |
| Bone Spring | 7,891 | |
| Wolfcamp | 10,323 | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Townsen A542-389-40069
0.5 KM · Callon (Permian) LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,432 | |
| Bell Canyon | 4,458 | |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,426 | |
| Bone Spring | 7,903 | |
| Wolfcamp | 10,315 | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Shadrach 68 Unit42-389-37834
0.6 KM · Colgate Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 4,511 | -1,926 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,494 | -2,909 |
| Bone Spring | 7,736 | -5,151 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,371 | -7,786 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| 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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