TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · DORCUS LEASE · API 42-461-34600 · DISTRICT 6E
Dorcus #4201
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Dorcus #4201 (API 42-461-34600) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged August 11, 2025, last operated by SM Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 3, 2004, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Henry Petroleum LP and has since transferred to SM Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 3.88M barrels of oil and 15.2M mcf of gas since November 2003, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 53 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Henry Petroleum LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,485
- Phone
- (303) 861-8140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SM Energy Company |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Henry Petroleum LPAug 3, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 3, 2004
- last permit issued
- Sep 8, 2021
- completed
- 3.88M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 15.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2003 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 8, 2021
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 11, 2025
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 53 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorcus O-9-15489 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | 53 | 3.88M | 15.2M | Nov 2003 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 132,267 · prior 12 193,145(-32%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,693 · prior 12 25,775(-51%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Henry Petroleum LPNov 2003 → Nov 2006
- 2St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Dec 2006 → Jun 2010
- 3SM Energy CompanyJul 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 548960-98 | Drill | Henry Petroleum LP | Oct 29, 2004 | Aug 3, 2004 | Nov 12, 2004 | 10,800 |
| 548960-99 | Drill | Henry Petroleum LP | Jul 30, 2004 | Aug 3, 2004 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 2021 | Dorcus O-9-15489 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,878 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,935 | -2,057 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 7,094 | -4,216 |
| Spraberry | 7,806 | -4,928 |
| Dean | 9,050 | -6,172 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,171 | -6,293 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,942 | 10,290 | Perforated |
| 9,170 | 10,290 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 510 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 5.5 | 10,450 | 7.875 | 1,125 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 22, 2021 | Sep 23, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Dec 22, 2005 | Oct 14, 2005 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 2005 | Feb 16, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jul 28, 2008. Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON POROSITYSpans San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp | TIFF | 4,000 to 10,435 | Jul 28, 2008run Dec 8, 2004 | 3.64 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-461-34600 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-34600 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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