WELL · 42-461-33616 · DISTRICT 7
Malea #8
Upton County · Amacker-Tippett SW (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Vertical
Malea #8 (API 42-461-33616) is a well in Upton County operated by Summit Petroleum LLC, completed March 5, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 1, 1996, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Matador Operating Company and has since transferred to Summit Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Cprayberry, Spraberry, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 878K barrels of oil and 1.85M mcf of gas since August 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Matador Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 17, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,062
- Phone
- (432) 682-9800
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Summit Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Summit Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Matador Operating CompanyMar 1, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 1999
- completed
- 878K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.85M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malea O-9-13857 | Amacker-Tippett, SW (Wolfcamp) | Summit Petroleum LLC | 3 | 878K | 1.85M | Aug 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,115 · prior 12 2,332(-9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 36 · prior 12 115(-69%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Matador Operating CompanyAug 1995 → Jul 2003
- 2Brown, Tom Inc.Aug 2003 → Dec 2004
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2005 → Dec 2007
- 4Grace Petroleum, L.P.Jan 2008 → Nov 2011
- 5Grace Petroleum Operating, LLCDec 2011 → Dec 2011
- 6Sledge, H. G., Inc.Jan 2012 → Oct 2016
- 7Summit Petroleum LLCNov 2016 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445092-99 | Drill | Matador Operating Company | Feb 22, 1996 | Mar 1, 1996 | Apr 1, 1996 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-13857 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,711 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,146 | -3,435 |
| Cprayberry | 6,384 | -3,673 |
| Spraberry | 6,384 | -3,673 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,772 | -6,061 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,932 | 8,958 | Perforated |
| 9,060 | 9,084 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 415 | 17.5 | 475 S |
| 8.625 | 4,495 | 11 | 1,375 S |
| 5.5 | 9,300 | 7.875 | 850 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 | Apr 27, 1999 | Mar 22, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 23, 1996 | May 9, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 16, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-461-33616 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33616 → 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.
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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