WELL · 42-461-40438 · DISTRICT 7
Wilma Dorcus (SA) L #2981WB
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Horizontal
Wilma Dorcus (SA) L #2981WB (API 42-461-40438) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by SM Energy Company, completed March 26, 2017.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2016 and 2022, permitted to 10,200 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its 2 leases have reported 290K barrels of oil and 4.23M mcf of gas since March 2017, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- 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 | SM Energy CompanyJul 12, 2022 |
- 10,200
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 2022
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 2017
- completed
- 290K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.23M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.617370, -102.212335
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Upton 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wilma Dorcus (SA) K O-9-19551 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | 2 | 155K | 2.19M | Mar 2017 – Jul 2026 |
| Wilma Dorcus (SA) L O-9-19553 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | 1 | 135K | 2.04M | Mar 2017 – Nov 2022 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 265,319 · prior 12 254,292(+4%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,088 · prior 12 4,472(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1SM Energy CompanyMar 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 881908-99 | Recompletion | SM Energy Company | Jul 7, 2022 | Jul 12, 2022 | Nov 12, 2016 | 10,200 |
| 818908-97 | Drill | SM Energy Company | Jul 6, 2017 | Oct 4, 2016 | Nov 12, 2016 | 10,200 |
| 818908-98 | Drill | SM Energy Company | Nov 17, 2016 | Oct 4, 2016 | Nov 12, 2016 | 10,200 |
| 818908-99 | Drill | SM Energy Company | Sep 28, 2016 | Oct 4, 2016 | Nov 12, 2016 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-19551 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-19553 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,893 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,886 | 7 |
| Grayburg | 4,581 | -1,688 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 4,980 | -2,087 |
| Spraberry | 7,132 | -4,239 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,287 | -6,394 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,474 | 18,176 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 462 | 17.5 | 510 S |
| 9.625 | 9,083 | 12.25 | 736 S |
| 5.5 | 18,207 | 8.5 | 1,836 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 4, 2022 | Jul 26, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2017 | May 26, 2017 | 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 42-461-40438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-40438 → 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 neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Wilma Dorcus (SA) K42-461-40437
0.0 KM · SM Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,886 | 7 |
| Grayburg | 4,577 | -1,684 |
| San Andres | 4,976 | -2,083 |
| Spraberry | 7,106 | -4,213 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
CVX Katie (SA) X42-461-41495
0.4 KM · SM Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,924 | -28 |
| Grayburg | 4,604 | -1,708 |
| San Andres | 4,767 | -1,871 |
| Spraberry | 7,957 | -5,061 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
CVX Katie (SA) M42-461-41497
0.4 KM · SM Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,921 | -25 |
| Grayburg | 4,598 | -1,702 |
| San Andres | 4,742 | -1,846 |
| Spraberry | 7,956 | -5,060 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
CVX Katie (SA) M42-461-41496
0.4 KM · SM Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,910 | -14 |
| Grayburg | 4,583 | -1,687 |
| San Andres | 4,968 | -2,072 |
| Spraberry | 7,951 | -5,055 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wilma (SA) C42-461-39239
0.5 KM · SM Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,899 | -6 |
| Grayburg | 4,580 | -1,687 |
| San Andres | 4,758 | -1,865 |
| Spraberry | 7,923 | -5,030 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,203 | -6,310 |
| Strawn | 10,635 | -7,742 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Jamie Sarah Chan A42-461-42368
0.7 KM · SM Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,902 | -4 |
| Grayburg | 4,593 | -1,695 |
| San Andres | 4,757 | -1,859 |
| Spraberry | 7,983 | -5,085 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,314 | -6,416 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Jamie Sarah Chan A42-461-42367
0.7 KM · SM Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,899 | -1 |
| Grayburg | 4,598 | -1,700 |
| San Andres | 4,752 | -1,854 |
| Spraberry | 7,942 | -5,044 |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Jamie Sarah Chan A42-461-42366
0.7 KM · SM Energy Company · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,903 | -5 |
| Grayburg | 4,593 | -1,695 |
| San Andres | 4,750 | -1,852 |
| Spraberry | 7,981 | -5,083 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
9 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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