WELL · 42-475-38844 · DISTRICT 8
Dire Wolf B #5A
Ward County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Horizontal
Dire Wolf B #5A (API 42-475-38844) is a horizontal well in Ward County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed April 1, 2025 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 2024, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Vital Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Crescent Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Capitan, Clear Fork, Delaware.
Its lease has reported 186K barrels of oil and 362K mcf of gas since February 2025, last reporting in July 2026.
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.Sep 26, 2024 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2024
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 2025
- completed
- 186K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 362K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.629235, -103.381499
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Ward 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dire Wolf B O-10-63629 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 186K | 362K | Feb 2025 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 164,194 · prior 12 22,028(+645%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 303,144 · prior 12 59,267(+411%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vital Energy, Inc.Apr 2025 → Dec 2025
- 2Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 902789-99 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | Sep 20, 2024 | Sep 26, 2024 | Oct 19, 2024 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-63629 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,876 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,130 | 1,746 |
| CapitanCAPITAN REEF - HIGH FLOWS | — | — |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,966 | 26,883 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,996 | 17.5 | 2,472 S |
| 9.625 | 11,833 | 12.25 | 2,025 S |
| 5.5 | 26,912 | 8.5 | 4,089 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 20, 2025 | Oct 27, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 2025 | Jun 9, 2025 | 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 42-475-38844 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-38844 → 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.
Dire Wolf C42-475-38845
0.0 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,155 | 1,720 |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| Holt | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf D42-475-38846
0.0 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,124 | 1,751 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,776 | -2,901 |
| Bone Spring | 8,480 | -5,605 |
| Bone Spring | 10,522 | -7,647 |
| Wolfcamp | 11,399 | -8,524 |
| Wolfcamp | 11,950 | -9,075 |
| San Andres | — | |
| Yates | — |
14 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf 50 WA A42-475-38556
0.1 KM · Point Energy Partners Petro, LLC · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 5,172 | |
| Bell Canyon | 5,214 | |
| Bone Spring | 10,881 | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Rustler | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf 70 WC A42-475-38558
0.1 KM · Point Energy Partners Petro, LLC · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 5,182 | -2,306 |
| Queen | — | |
| Rustler | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Holt | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf 60 WB A42-475-38557
0.1 KM · Point Energy Partners Petro, LLC · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 5,138 | |
| Bell Canyon | 5,227 | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Rustler | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Yates | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf 30 3BS A42-475-38555
0.1 KM · Point Energy Partners Petro, LLC · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 5,179 | |
| Bell Canyon | 5,212 | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Rustler | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf F42-475-39015
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,113 | 1,762 |
| Salado | 1,173 | 1,702 |
| Lamar | 5,165 | -2,290 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,195 | -2,320 |
| Bone Spring | 9,643 | -6,768 |
| Bone Spring | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Queen | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf E42-475-39016
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,113 | 1,763 |
| Salado | 1,170 | 1,706 |
| Lamar | 5,171 | -2,295 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,202 | -2,326 |
| Bone Spring | 10,501 | -7,625 |
| Queen | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| San Andres | — |
10 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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