WELL · 42-317-43879 · DISTRICT 8
EL Diablo 79-78 #6WA
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
El Diablo 79-78 #6WA (API 42-317-43879) is a horizontal well in Martin County operated by High Noon Resources LLC, completed June 22, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 27, 2021, permitted to 9,500 ft.
It was permitted by Element Petroleum OP Iii, LLC and has since transferred to High Noon Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 1.31M barrels of oil and 959K mcf of gas since June 2022, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Element Petroleum OP III, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Allen, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 14 permits on file · (866) 268-1397
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | High Noon Resources LLC |
| Production reports | High Noon Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Element Petroleum OP III, LLCOct 27, 2021 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 2021
- last permit issued
- Jun 22, 2022
- completed
- 1.31M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 959K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 22, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.470891, -101.936016
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Martin 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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EL Diablo 79-78 O-10-57792 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | High Noon Resources, LLC | 4 | 1.31M | 959K | Jun 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 110,181 · prior 12 172,872(-36%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 301,011 · prior 12 338,768(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Element Petroleum OP III, LLCJun 2022 → Feb 2024
- 2High Noon Resources, LLCMar 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 873868-99 | Drill | Element Petroleum OP III, LLC | Oct 21, 2021 | Oct 27, 2021 | Dec 4, 2021 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-57792 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,748 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 1,243 | 1,505 |
| Yates | 2,482 | 266 |
| Queen | 3,394 | -646 |
| Grayburg | 3,927 | -1,179 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 4,184 | -1,436 |
| Spraberry | 7,544 | -4,796 |
| Dean | 8,904 | -6,156 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,110 | -6,362 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,692 | 19,185 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 495 | 17.5 | 540 S |
| 9.625 | 7,201 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 5.5 | 19,300 | 8.5 | 3,490 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 9, 2022 | Sep 13, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 2022 | Aug 18, 2022 | 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 42-317-43879 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-43879 → 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.
EL Diablo 79-7842-317-43880
0.0 KM · Element Petroleum OP III, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,243 | 1,505 |
| Yates | 2,476 | 272 |
| Queen | 3,375 | -627 |
| Grayburg | 3,914 | -1,166 |
| San Andres | 4,172 | -1,424 |
| Spraberry | 7,550 | -4,802 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Diablo 79-7842-317-43878
0.0 KM · Element Petroleum OP III, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,242 | 1,506 |
| Yates | 2,474 | 274 |
| Queen | 3,393 | -645 |
| Grayburg | 3,922 | -1,174 |
| San Andres | 4,184 | -1,436 |
| Spraberry | 7,537 | -4,789 |
| Dean | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Diablo 79-7842-317-43877
0.0 KM · Element Petroleum OP III, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,244 | 1,504 |
| Yates | 2,481 | 267 |
| Queen | 3,396 | -648 |
| Grayburg | 3,924 | -1,176 |
| San Andres | 4,187 | -1,439 |
| Spraberry | 7,544 | -4,796 |
| Dean | 8,909 | -6,161 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,135 | -6,387 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rancho E Unit D42-317-42935
0.3 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,752 |
| Yates | 2,473 | 279 |
| Queen | 3,168 | -416 |
| Grayburg | 3,792 | -1,040 |
| San Andres | 3,907 | -1,155 |
| San Andres | 3,912 | -1,160 |
| Clear Fork | 5,878 | -3,126 |
| Spraberry | 7,499 | -4,747 |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rancho E Unit C42-317-42924
0.3 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,752 |
| Yates | 2,475 | 277 |
| Queen | 3,167 | -415 |
| Grayburg | 3,789 | -1,037 |
| San Andres | 3,907 | -1,155 |
| San Andres | 3,910 | -1,158 |
| Clear Fork | 5,878 | -3,126 |
| Spraberry | 7,499 | -4,747 |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rancho E Unit B42-317-42923
0.3 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,753 |
| Yates | 2,476 | 277 |
| Queen | 3,163 | -410 |
| Grayburg | 3,782 | -1,029 |
| San Andres | 3,907 | -1,154 |
| San Andres | 3,908 | -1,155 |
| Clear Fork | 5,878 | -3,125 |
| Spraberry | 7,499 | -4,746 |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
EL Rancho E Unit A42-317-44696
0.3 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,753 |
| Yates | 2,476 | 277 |
| Queen | 3,157 | -404 |
| Grayburg | 3,777 | -1,024 |
| San Andres | 3,907 | -1,154 |
| Clear Fork | 5,878 | -3,125 |
| Spraberry | 7,499 | -4,746 |
| Dean | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Slaughter 79 D42-317-42973
0.5 KM · Legacy Reserves Operating LP · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,761 | 986 |
| Yates | 2,459 | 288 |
| Grayburg | 3,635 | -888 |
| San Andres | 3,894 | -1,147 |
| Spraberry | 7,545 | -4,798 |
| Dean | 8,908 | -6,161 |
| Cisco | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
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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