WELL · 42-461-42702 · DISTRICT 8
Big Tree West A #2H
Upton County · Wildcat field · Horizontal
Big Tree West A #2H (API 42-461-42702) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Vital Energy Inc., completed June 20, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued January 31, 2024, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 14 formation tops, including Salado, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its 2 leases have reported 133K barrels of oil and 880K mcf of gas since June 2024, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vital Energy, Inc.Jan 31, 2024 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 31, 2024
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 2024
- completed
- 133K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 880K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2024 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.203193, -101.909449
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Tree West A O-10-63044 | Peart (Barnett) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 133K | 880K | Jul 2024 – Jul 2026 |
| Big Tree West A O-9-22846 | Wildcat | Vital Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2024 – Jul 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 367,944 · prior 12 512,532(-28%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 49,666 · prior 12 83,424(-40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vital Energy, Inc.Jul 2024 → Dec 2025
- 2Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 896744-97 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | Apr 15, 2025 | Jan 31, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 | 10,900 |
| 896744-98 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | Apr 29, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 | 11,000 |
| 896744-99 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | Jan 22, 2024 | Jan 31, 2024 | Feb 19, 2024 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-22846 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-63044 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,689 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Salado | 1,385 | 1,304 |
| Yates | 2,260 | 429 |
| Seven Rivers7 RIVERS | 2,427 | 262 |
| Queen | 2,983 | -294 |
| Grayburg | 3,330 | -641 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 3,608 | -919 |
| Glorieta | 4,519 | -1,830 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,252 | -2,563 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,556 | -3,867 |
| Spraberry | 7,551 | -4,862 |
| Dean | 7,847 | -5,158 |
| WolfcampWFMP A | 7,962 | -5,273 |
| WolfcampWFMP B | 8,390 | -5,701 |
| WolfcampWFMP C | 8,892 | -6,203 |
| WolfcampWFMP D | 9,203 | -6,514 |
| Strawn | 9,464 | -6,775 |
| Atoka | 9,692 | -7,003 |
| Barnett | 9,846 | -7,157 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,070 | 20,907 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,152 | 17.5 | 760 S |
| 10.75 | 5,280 | 12.25 | 849 S |
| 8.625 | 9,625 | 9.875 | 420 S |
| 5.5 | 20,952 | 7.875 | 3,073 S |
| 5.5 | 20,952 | 8.5 | 3,073 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 | May 14, 2025 | Jan 22, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jan 9, 2025 | Dec 17, 2024 | 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 42-461-42702 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-42702 → 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
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Big Tree West E42-461-42704
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,397 | 1,294 |
| Yates | 2,284 | 407 |
| Grayburg | 3,343 | -652 |
| San Andres | 3,598 | -907 |
| Glorieta | 4,564 | -1,873 |
| Spraberry | 6,566 | -3,875 |
| Spraberry | 7,569 | -4,878 |
| Fusselman | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Tree West B42-461-42703
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,381 | 1,310 |
| Yates | 2,243 | 448 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,406 | 285 |
| Queen | 2,981 | -290 |
| Grayburg | 3,346 | -655 |
| San Andres | 3,586 | -895 |
| Glorieta | 4,548 | -1,857 |
| Clear Fork | 5,283 | -2,592 |
16 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Tree West C42-461-42705
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,381 | 1,310 |
| Yates | 2,259 | 432 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,422 | 269 |
| Queen | 2,983 | -292 |
| Grayburg | 3,344 | -653 |
| San Andres | 3,592 | -901 |
| Glorieta | 4,557 | -1,866 |
| Clear Fork | 5,284 | -2,593 |
15 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Tree West F42-461-42706
0.5 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,389 | 1,313 |
| Yates | 2,281 | 421 |
| Grayburg | 3,300 | -598 |
| San Andres | 3,605 | -903 |
| Clear Fork | 4,583 | -1,881 |
| Spraberry | 7,569 | -4,867 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,977 | -5,275 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,401 | -5,699 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Tree West G42-461-42708
0.5 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,397 | 1,305 |
| Yates | 2,273 | 429 |
| Queen | 2,980 | -278 |
| Grayburg | 3,298 | -596 |
| San Andres | 3,607 | -905 |
| Clear Fork | 5,229 | -2,527 |
| Spraberry | 6,591 | -3,889 |
| Spraberry | 6,591 | -3,889 |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Tree West D42-461-42707
0.5 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,392 | 1,311 |
| Yates | 2,281 | 422 |
| Grayburg | 3,295 | -592 |
| San Andres | 3,605 | -902 |
| Clear Fork | 5,219 | -2,516 |
| Spraberry | 6,600 | -3,897 |
| Spraberry | 7,597 | -4,894 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,989 | -5,286 |
14 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Tree West D42-461-42709
0.5 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,396 | 1,307 |
| Yates | 2,282 | 421 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,431 | 272 |
| Queen | 2,982 | -279 |
| Grayburg | 3,298 | -595 |
| San Andres | 3,611 | -908 |
| Glorieta | 4,610 | -1,907 |
| Clear Fork | 5,226 | -2,523 |
15 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sequoia42-461-40916
0.8 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,969 | -290 |
| Grayburg | 3,629 | -950 |
| San Andres | 4,007 | -1,328 |
| Spraberry | 6,611 | -3,932 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,894 | -5,215 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Strawn | — |
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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