TEXAS · WELLS · REEVES COUNTY · ELEPHANT 3 LEASE · API 42-389-33838 · DISTRICT 7B
Elephant 3 #1H
Reeves County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Elephant 3 #1H (API 42-389-33838) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed February 2, 2021 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 23, 2013, permitted to 10,721 ft.
It was permitted by Patriot Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Vtx Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Delaware, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 467K barrels of oil and 497K mcf of gas since November 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Patriot Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 5, 2026
- Permits on file
- 164
- Phone
- (512) 600-6500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | VTX Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | VTX Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Patriot Resources, Inc.Jul 23, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,721
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 2013
- last permit issued
- Feb 2, 2021
- completed
- 467K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 497K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 2, 2021
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elephant 3 O-10-45363 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 467K | 497K | Nov 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,357 · prior 12 17,544(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,413 · prior 12 19,604(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Patriot Resources, Inc.Dec 2013 → Jul 2017
- 2Pri Operating, LLCAug 2017 → Aug 2023
- 3VTX Energy Operating, LLCSep 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 765139-99 | Drill | Patriot Resources, Inc. | Jun 20, 2013 | Jul 23, 2013 | Sep 10, 2013 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 2, 2021 | Elephant 3 O-10-45363 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | VTX Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 10,721 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,700 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 5,245 | -2,545 |
| Bone Spring3RD BONE SPRING | 10,330 | -7,630 |
| Bone Spring3RD BONE SPRINGS SAND | 10,330 | -7,630 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,570 | -7,870 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,191 | 16,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,720 | 17.5 | 1,375 S |
| 9.625 | 8,300 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 5.5 | 16,173 | 7.875 | 1,340 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 | Mar 2, 2021 | Feb 23, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2019 | Apr 26, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Nov 13, 2014 | Jun 11, 2014 | 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 42-389-33838 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-33838 → 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.
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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