WELL · 42-461-39222 · DISTRICT 7
Dorcus #3031H
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Dorcus #3031H (API 42-461-39222) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by SM Energy Company, completed July 19, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 14, 2014, permitted to 9,800 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 3.88M barrels of oil and 15.2M mcf of gas since November 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 53 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 2,485 permits on file · (432) 563-8316
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SM Energy Company |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | SM Energy CompanyJan 14, 2014 |
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jul 19, 2014
- completed
- 3.88M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 15.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 19, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 – Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 776399-99 | Drill | SM Energy Company | Dec 30, 2013 | Jan 14, 2014 | Feb 19, 2014 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-15489 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,886 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,941 | -55 |
| Grayburg | 4,575 | -1,689 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 4,773 | -1,887 |
| Spraberry | 7,964 | -5,078 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,239 | -6,353 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,128 | 17,555 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 475 | 17.5 | 460 S |
| 9.625 | 9,140 | 12.25 | 1,125 S |
| 5.5 | 17,752 | 8.5 | 2,000 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 | Nov 19, 2014 | Sep 29, 2014 | 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 42-461-39222 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-39222 → 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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