WELL · 42-389-34580 · DISTRICT 8
African Lion 1 #1H
Reeves County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
African Lion 1 #1H (API 42-389-34580) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed March 31, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 9, 2014, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Patriot Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Vtx Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Lamar, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp, Bell Canyon.
Its lease has reported 795K barrels of oil and 1M mcf of gas since March 2015, 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.
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 | VTX Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Patriot Resources, Inc.Oct 9, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 2014
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 2015
- completed
- 795K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 2015
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| African Lion 1 O-10-46349 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 795K | 1M | Mar 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,360 · prior 12 11,436(+8%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 22,992 · prior 12 18,182(+26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Patriot Resources, Inc.Apr 2015 → Jul 2017
- 2Pri Operating, LLCAug 2017 → Aug 2023
- 3VTX Energy Operating, LLCSep 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 797278-99 | Drill | Patriot Resources, Inc. | Sep 29, 2014 | Oct 9, 2014 | Oct 23, 2014 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46349 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,763 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 5,204 | -2,441 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 8,165 | -5,402 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,578 | -7,815 |
| Bell Canyon | — | — |
| CastileCASTILLE | — | — |
| Cherry Canyon | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,967 | 15,957 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,625 | 17.5 | 1,050 S |
| 9.625 | 9,931 | 12.25 | 2,000 S |
| 5.5 | 15,957 | 8.5 | 1,300 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 | Jun 30, 2015 | May 12, 2015 | 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 42-389-34580 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-34580 → 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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