WELL · 42-389-40335 · DISTRICT 8
Big Kahuna #16H
Reeves County · Ford West (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Horizontal
Big Kahuna #16H (API 42-389-40335) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Conocophillips Company, completed February 12, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 2, 2022, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Castile, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Bone Spring.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 3,290 permits on file · (800) 332-9449
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Conocophillips Company |
| Production reports | Conocophillips Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Conocophillips CompanyDec 2, 2022 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 2, 2022
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 2024
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2024 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.913846, -104.000542
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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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Kahuna G-10-298528 | Ford, West (Wolfcamp) | Conocophillips Company | 1 | 0 | 1.26M | Feb 2024 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 336,917 · prior 12 697,646(-52%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Conocophillips CompanyFeb 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 885952-99 | Drill | Conocophillips Company | Nov 22, 2022 | Dec 2, 2022 | Mar 28, 2023 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-298528 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,961 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CastileCASTILLE | 2,500 | 461 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,673 | 288 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,588 | -627 |
| Bone Spring | 6,387 | -3,426 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,464 | -6,503 |
| Delaware | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD / DELAWARE | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN (UNDEFINED) | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,058 | 20,128 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,533 | 14.75 | 1,600 S |
| 7.625 | 10,223 | 9.875 | 1,325 S |
| 5.5 | 20,198 | 6.75 | 1,445 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 31, 2025 | Nov 18, 2024 | 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 42-389-40335 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-40335 → 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.
Big Kahuna42-389-40333
0.0 KM · Conocophillips Company · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,500 | 461 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,666 | 295 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,587 | -626 |
| Bone Spring | 6,398 | -3,437 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,474 | -6,513 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Kahuna42-389-40334
0.0 KM · Conocophillips Company · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,500 | 461 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,675 | 286 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,601 | -640 |
| Bone Spring | 6,389 | -3,428 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,463 | -6,502 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Kahuna42-389-40332
0.0 KM · Conocophillips Company · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,500 | 461 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,672 | 289 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,595 | -634 |
| Bone Spring | 6,407 | -3,446 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,478 | -6,517 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Kahuna42-389-40331
0.0 KM · Conocophillips Company · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,500 | 461 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,672 | 289 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,598 | -637 |
| Bone Spring | 6,408 | -3,447 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,493 | -6,532 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Kahuna42-389-40330
0.0 KM · Conocophillips Company · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,500 | 461 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,674 | 287 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,609 | -648 |
| Bone Spring | 6,422 | -3,461 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,499 | -6,538 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Kahuna42-389-39172
0.1 KM · Conocophillips Company · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,500 | 460 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,669 | 291 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,536 | -576 |
| Bone Spring | 6,384 | -3,424 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,450 | -6,490 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Kahuna42-389-39171
0.1 KM · Conocophillips Company · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,500 | 460 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,670 | 290 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,590 | -630 |
| Bone Spring | 6,387 | -3,427 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,459 | -6,499 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Kahuna42-389-39164
0.1 KM · Conocophillips Company · Section with this well →
| Castile | 2,500 | 460 |
| Delaware | 2,500 | 460 |
| Bell Canyon | 2,680 | 280 |
| Cherry Canyon | 3,592 | -632 |
| Bone Spring | 6,393 | -3,433 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,471 | -6,511 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
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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