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42-475-38428

PRODUCING Horizontal

UL EMPIRE 15-16 D

WARD County · District 8 · CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING LLC · WOLFBONE (TREND AREA)

Permits

3

Max Depth

13,500 ft

First Permit

2022-06-22

Latest Activity

2022-06-22

Lifespan

< 1 yr

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

2024-04-30

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: Active

!

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING LLC ≠ Permit: VITAL ENERGY, INC.

Resolved via: production → CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

2024-02

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

VITAL ENERGY, INC. 2024-2025→ CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING, LLC 2026-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Oil
production & DCA →

Formation Tops (13) Elevation 2,735 ft (GR)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
RUSTLER 841 ft+1,894 ft
1ST BONE SPRING (Bone Spring)8,506 ft-5,771 ft
2ND BONE SPRING (Bone Spring)9,879 ft-7,144 ft
3RD BONE SPRING (Bone Spring)10,284 ft-7,549 ft
CAPITAN REEF - HIGH FLOWS (Capitan)——
CLEARFORK (Clear Fork)——
DELAWARE ——
GLORIETA ——
HOLT ——
QUEEN ——
SAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO (San Andres)——
SEVEN RIVERS ——
YATES ——

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Offset Well Tops (nearest 8 wells with tops)

What nearby completed wells reported.

Cross-section
✓ 42-475-38422 UL EMPIRE 18-15-16 WA5 · VITAL ENERGY, INC.
0.0 mi
Rustler 808'Seven Rivers —Glorieta —Holt —Clear Fork —Yates —Delaware —Queen —San Andres —Capitan —
✓ 42-475-38424 UL EMPIRE 18-15-16 WA6 · VITAL ENERGY, INC.
0.0 mi
Rustler 795'San Andres —Queen —Seven Rivers —Glorieta —Holt —Clear Fork —Capitan —Yates —Delaware —
✓ 42-475-38423 UL EMPIRE 18-15-16 WA4 · VITAL ENERGY, INC.
0.0 mi
Rustler 806'Cherry Canyon 5,562'Bone Spring 8,234'Wolfcamp 11,210'Pennsylvanian —Atoka —Wichita-Albany —Clear Fork —Capitan —Yates —Delaware —Tubb — +6 more
✓ 42-475-38421 UL EMPIRE 18-15-16 WA3 · VITAL ENERGY, INC.
0.0 mi
Rustler 857'Bone Spring 10,314'Seven Rivers —Glorieta —Clear Fork —Capitan —Yates —Delaware —San Andres —Queen —Holt —
✓ 42-475-34765 UNIVERSITY 18-19 · WTG EXPLORATION
0.5 mi
Lamar 4,092'Castile 4,725'Bell Canyon 5,048'
✓ 42-475-31635 UNIVERSITY 18-19 · UNION TEXAS PETROLEUM CORP.
0.7 mi
Bone Spring 8,600'Wolfcamp 10,838'Barnett 14,994'Woodford 15,523'Mississippian 15,983'
✓ 42-475-38412 UL EMPIRE 18-15-16 WA2 · FORGE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC
0.7 mi
Rustler 795'Queen —Seven Rivers —Glorieta —Holt —Clear Fork —Capitan —Yates —Delaware —San Andres —
✓ 42-475-38411 UL EMPIRE 18-15-16 TB1 · FORGE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC
0.7 mi
Rustler 794'Seven Rivers —Glorieta —Holt —Clear Fork —Capitan —Yates —Delaware —Queen —San Andres —

Nearest wells within 10 mi (surface locations). Click wells to select them, then open the cross-section to compare tops side by side (max 6 wells per section, including this one).

Perforations (1)

IntervalType
11,846–22,197 ftPerforated

Casing (3)

SizeSet DepthCement
10.75"4,950 ft1,909 sx
7.625"11,432 ft845 sx
5.5"22,220 ft1,461 sx

Permit History (3)

#880956 Drill Final Completion

UL EMPIRE 15-16 D · 13,500 ft

2022-06-22

Spud 2023-10-11

#880956 Drill

UL EMPIRE 15-16 D · 13,500 ft

2022-06-22

#880956 Drill

UL EMPIRE 18-15-16 TB5 · 11,200 ft

2022-06-22

Applications (3)

#880956 A VITAL ENERGY, INC.
received 2023-09-21
#880956 A VITAL ENERGY, INC.
received 2023-08-28
#880956 A FORGE ENERGY OPERATING, LLC
received 2022-06-07

Records & Logs

2 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 2024-10-22 log on file
W-2/G-1 2024-05-08 log on file
Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images and the UL library can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

Google Maps → Explorer Map →
Lat 31.561013
Lon -103.242498

Well Details

Well Number
8A
Max Depth
13,500 ft
Drill Type
Horizontal
County
WARD
District
8
Operator
CRESCENT ENERGY OPERATING LLC
Completed
2024-04-30

Operator

Location
HOUSTON
P-5 Status
Active (filed 2025-08-28)
Cum Oil (all leases)
10,867,426 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases)
2,390,025 mcf
Activities
OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits
20