WELL · 42-461-42707 · DISTRICT 7
Big Tree West D #8B
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Big Tree West D #8B (API 42-461-42707) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed October 13, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 30, 2024, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Vital Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Salado, Yates, Grayburg, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 348K barrels of oil and 906K mcf of gas since June 2024, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Vital Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 54 permits on file · (713) 953-8604
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Crescent Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Crescent Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Vital Energy, Inc.Jan 30, 2024 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 30, 2024
- last permit issued
- Oct 13, 2024
- completed
- 348K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 906K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2024 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 13, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.203126, -101.903955
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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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Tree West D O-9-22702 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 3 | 348K | 906K | Jun 2024 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 181,505 · prior 12 166,105(+9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 626,777 · prior 12 278,778(+125%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vital Energy, Inc.Oct 2024 → Dec 2025
- 2Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 896786-98 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | May 22, 2025 | Jan 30, 2024 | Feb 24, 2024 | 9,000 |
| 896786-99 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | Jan 23, 2024 | Jan 30, 2024 | Feb 24, 2024 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-22702 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,703 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Salado | 1,392 | 1,311 |
| Yates | 2,281 | 422 |
| Grayburg | 3,295 | -592 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 3,605 | -902 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,219 | -2,516 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,600 | -3,897 |
| Spraberry | 7,597 | -4,894 |
| WolfcampWFMP A | 7,989 | -5,286 |
| WolfcampWFMP B | 8,401 | -5,698 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,766 | 24,127 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,136 | 17.5 | 760 S |
| 9.625 | 8,256 | 12.25 | 1,066 S |
| 5.5 | 24,147 | 8.5 | 3,208 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 | Jun 30, 2025 | Apr 9, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Sep 9, 2024 | Aug 21, 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 42-461-42707 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-42707 → 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.
Big Tree West D42-461-42709
0.0 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
Big Tree West G42-461-42708
0.0 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 F42-461-42706
0.0 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 C42-461-42705
0.4 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 B42-461-42703
0.4 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 E42-461-42704
0.4 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 |
| Devonian | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Tree West A42-461-42702
0.5 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Salado | 1,385 | 1,304 |
| Yates | 2,260 | 429 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,427 | 262 |
| Queen | 2,983 | -294 |
| Grayburg | 3,330 | -641 |
| San Andres | 3,608 | -919 |
| Glorieta | 4,519 | -1,830 |
| Clear Fork | 5,252 | -2,563 |
18 TOPS · FIRST 8
Big Tree42-461-41160
1.2 KM · Driftwood Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,976 | -278 |
| Grayburg | 3,644 | -946 |
| San Andres | 4,059 | -1,361 |
| Spraberry | 6,622 | -3,924 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,978 | -5,280 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| 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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