WELL · 42-389-33132 · DISTRICT 8
Hippo 22 #1SW
Reeves County · Balmorhea Ranch (Bell Canyon L) field · Injection · Vertical
Hippo 22 #1SW (API 42-389-33132) is a well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed June 21, 2012 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 21, 2011, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Patriot Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Vtx Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Cherry Canyon.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 1.24M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patriot Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 164 permits on file · (800) 826-8119
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | VTX Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Patriot Resources, Inc.Dec 21, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 2011
- last permit issued
- Jun 21, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 21, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
No coordinates on the permit record yet. The RRC's GIS record usually lands within days of issuance; historical master-file permits never carry one.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hippo 22 O-10-43665 | Balmorhea Ranch (Bell Canyon L) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2012 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 729964-98 | Drill | Patriot Resources, Inc. | Aug 27, 2013 | Dec 21, 2011 | Jun 9, 2012 | 7,500 |
| 729964-99 | Drill | Patriot Resources, Inc. | Dec 13, 2011 | Dec 21, 2011 | Jun 8, 2012 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-43665 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,718 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cherry CanyonUPPER CHERRY CANYON | 6,048 | -3,330 |
| Cherry CanyonMIDDLE CHERRY CANYON | 6,228 | -3,510 |
| Cherry CanyonLOWER CHERRY CANYON | 6,418 | -3,700 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,048 | 6,490 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,700 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 7 | 7,455 | 8.75 | 1,400 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 | Jan 7, 2014 | Aug 13, 2013 | 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 42-389-33132 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-33132 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 1.24M
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 23.1M
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000105012 | W-14 Disposal | Active | 20,000 | 1,463 | 5,850–6,500 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 1,235,458 · prior 12 2,367,107(-48%)
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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