WELL · 42-475-38896 · DISTRICT 8
UL Army South D #8B
Ward County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · Producing · Horizontal
UL Army South D #8B (API 42-475-38896) is a horizontal well in Ward County operated by Crescent Energy Operating LLC, completed May 3, 2025 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 11, 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 Capitan, Clear Fork, Delaware, Glorieta.
Its lease has reported 184K barrels of oil and 349K mcf of gas since May 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.Dec 11, 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
- Dec 11, 2024
- last permit issued
- May 3, 2025
- completed
- 184K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 349K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.613871, -103.328876
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UL Army South D O-10-64115 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | Crescent Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 184K | 349K | May 2025 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 184,077 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 348,661 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Vital Energy, Inc.Aug 2025 → Dec 2025
- 2Crescent Energy Operating, LLCJan 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 904559-99 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | Dec 9, 2024 | Dec 11, 2024 | Feb 4, 2025 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-64115 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,810 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| CapitanCAPITAN REEF - HIGH FLOWS | — | — |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| Rustler | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,257 | 17.5 | 1,150 S |
| 7 | 11,426 | 8.75 | 5,300 S |
| 9.625 | 11,637 | 12.25 | 2,451 S |
| 5.5 | 28,235 | 8.5 | 5,300 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 17, 2025 | Oct 8, 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 42-475-38896 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-38896 → 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.
UL Army South DD42-475-38892
0.0 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Capitan | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Rustler | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| Holt | — | |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL Army South C42-475-38895
0.0 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Atoka | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Waddell | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Rustler | — | |
| Precambrian (Undifferentiated) | — | |
| Montoya | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL Army South B42-475-38894
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Capitan | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Rustler | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| Holt | — | |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL Army South BB42-475-38890
0.2 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Castile | 3,071 | -261 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,759 | -2,949 |
| Bone Spring | 8,467 | -5,657 |
| Bone Spring | 8,869 | -6,059 |
| Bone Spring | 10,125 | -7,315 |
| Bone Spring | 10,540 | -7,730 |
| Capitan | — | |
| Clear Fork | — |
19 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL Army South CC42-475-38891
0.2 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 5,197 | -2,387 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Holt | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Queen | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL Army 30 3BS B42-475-38784
0.3 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 824 | 1,992 |
| Salado | 1,204 | 1,612 |
| Castile | 3,012 | -196 |
| Lamar | 5,203 | -2,387 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,240 | -2,424 |
| Yates | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Queen | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL Army 30 3BS A42-475-38783
0.3 KM · Point Energy Partners Petro, LLC · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 825 | 1,991 |
| Salado | 1,205 | 1,611 |
| Cstl | 3,013 | -197 |
| Lmar | 5,206 | -2,390 |
| Blcn | 5,239 | -2,423 |
| Capitan | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
UL Navy South E42-475-38881
0.4 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Holt | — | |
| Queen | — |
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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