WELL · 42-475-39016 · DISTRICT 10
Dire Wolf E #8A
Ward County · Horizontal
Dire Wolf E #8A (API 42-475-39016) is a permitted horizontal well in Ward County filed by Vital Energy, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 2, 2025, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Salado, Lamar, Bell Canyon.
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 | none |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Vital Energy, Inc.Dec 2, 2025 |
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 2, 2025
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.628760, -103.380735
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Ward County.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 911270-99 | Drill | Vital Energy, Inc. | Oct 21, 2025 | Dec 2, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | 12,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,876 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,113 | 1,763 |
| Salado | 1,170 | 1,706 |
| Lamar | 5,171 | -2,295 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,202 | -2,326 |
| Bone Spring3RD BONE SPRING | 10,501 | -7,625 |
| CapitanCAPITAN REEF - HIGH FLOWS | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| 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 | 1,241 | 17.5 | 1,089 S |
| 9.625 | 11,692 | 12.25 | 2,761 S |
| 7 | 26,664 | 8.75 | 4,427 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 27, 2026 | Aug 12, 2026 | 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 42-475-39016 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-39016 → 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 F42-475-39015
0.0 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 |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Bone Spring | — | |
| Capitan | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf G42-475-39017
0.0 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,115 | 1,761 |
| Salado | 1,173 | 1,703 |
| Lamar | 5,165 | -2,289 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,197 | -2,321 |
| Queen | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Yates | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf B42-475-38844
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,130 | 1,746 |
| Capitan | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| Holt | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf C42-475-38845
0.1 KM · Vital Energy, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,155 | 1,720 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Holt | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| San Andres | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf D42-475-38846
0.1 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 |
| Capitan | — | |
| Delaware | — |
14 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf 70 WC A42-475-38558
0.2 KM · Point Energy Partners Petro, LLC · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 5,182 | -2,306 |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Rustler | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf 30 3BS A42-475-38555
0.2 KM · Point Energy Partners Petro, LLC · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 5,179 | |
| Bell Canyon | 5,212 | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dire Wolf 50 WA A42-475-38556
0.2 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 | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Delaware | — |
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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