WELL · 42-461-42509 · DISTRICT 8
Ponderosa 25 #1
Upton County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Ponderosa 25 #1 (API 42-461-42509) is a well in Upton County operated by Vital Energy Inc., completed June 28, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 23, 2023, permitted to 10,750 ft.
Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including Salado, Yates, Grayburg, Seven Rivers.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 3.88M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through January 2026; TexNet located 0 M2+ earthquakes within 10 km over the last two years.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 337 permits on file · (713) 953-8604
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vital Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Vital Energy, Inc.May 23, 2023 |
- 10,750
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 23, 2023
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2023
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.229018, -101.919885
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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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jar Jar Binks SWD O-10-61604 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2024 – Jul 2026 |
| Ponderosa 25 O-9-22170 | Wildcat | Vital Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2023 – Oct 2024 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 890653-98 | Reclass | Vital Energy, Inc. | Oct 1, 2024 | May 23, 2023 | May 27, 2023 | 10,750 |
| 890653-99 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | May 15, 2023 | May 23, 2023 | May 27, 2023 | 10,750 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-22170 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-61604 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,527 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Salado | 1,224 | 1,303 |
| Yates | 1,224 | 1,303 |
| Grayburg | 2,131 | 396 |
| Yates | 2,144 | 383 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,295 | 232 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 2,298 | 229 |
| Queen | 2,876 | -349 |
| Glorieta | 4,328 | -1,801 |
| Clear Fork | 5,100 | -2,573 |
| Spraberry | 6,459 | -3,932 |
| Dean | 7,733 | -5,206 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,844 | -5,317 |
| Barnett | 10,085 | -7,558 |
| MississippianMISS | 10,211 | -7,684 |
| Woodford | 10,214 | -7,687 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,916 | 4,177 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 586 | 17.5 | 445 S |
| 10.75 | 4,796 | 12.25 | 932 S |
| 8.625 | 7,995 | 9.875 | 545 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 | Oct 10, 2024 | Oct 3, 2024 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 2023 | Jul 26, 2023 | 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 42-461-42509 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-42509 → 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.
Ponderosa East A42-461-42118
0.1 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,908 | -378 |
| Grayburg | 3,530 | -1,000 |
| San Andres | 3,979 | -1,449 |
| Spraberry | 6,475 | -3,945 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,862 | -5,332 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Ponderosa East B42-461-42120
0.1 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,905 | -375 |
| Grayburg | 3,526 | -996 |
| San Andres | 3,976 | -1,446 |
| Spraberry | 6,499 | -3,969 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,873 | -5,343 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Ponderosa East C42-461-42121
0.1 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,911 | -382 |
| Grayburg | 3,531 | -1,002 |
| San Andres | 3,978 | -1,449 |
| Spraberry | 6,515 | -3,986 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,885 | -5,356 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Ponderosa East D42-461-42123
0.1 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,910 | -380 |
| Grayburg | 3,527 | -997 |
| San Andres | 3,978 | -1,448 |
| Spraberry | 6,509 | -3,979 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,889 | -5,359 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Juniper West42-461-42173
1.8 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 3,025 | -425 |
| Grayburg | 3,628 | -1,028 |
| San Andres | 4,061 | -1,461 |
| Spraberry | 6,511 | -3,911 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,858 | -5,258 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Juniper West42-461-42171
1.8 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 3,025 | -424 |
| Grayburg | 3,628 | -1,027 |
| San Andres | 4,061 | -1,460 |
| Spraberry | 6,511 | -3,910 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,858 | -5,257 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Juniper West42-461-42170
1.8 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 3,025 | -424 |
| Grayburg | 3,628 | -1,027 |
| San Andres | 4,061 | -1,460 |
| Spraberry | 6,511 | -3,910 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,858 | -5,257 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Juniper West42-461-42167
1.9 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 3,025 | -425 |
| Grayburg | 3,628 | -1,028 |
| San Andres | 4,061 | -1,461 |
| Spraberry | 6,511 | -3,911 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,858 | -5,258 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 3.88M
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 5.62M
- bbl, all reported
- Jan 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000126743 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 35,000 | 1,958 | 3,916–4,508 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 3,878,366 · prior 12 1,744,819(+122%)
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 0
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- —
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →
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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