WELL · 42-389-35960 · DISTRICT 8
Giraffe Unit 18D #6H
Reeves County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Giraffe Unit 18d #6H (API 42-389-35960) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed December 25, 2017 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 25, 2017, 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 Bell Canyon, Delaware, Cherry Canyon, Bone Spring.
Its lease has reported 256K barrels of oil and 637K mcf of gas since December 2017, last reporting in July 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 | VTX Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Patriot Resources, Inc.May 25, 2017 |
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
- May 25, 2017
- last permit issued
- Dec 25, 2017
- completed
- 256K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 637K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2017 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 25, 2017
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giraffe Unit 18D O-10-49820 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 256K | 637K | Dec 2017 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 7,832 · prior 12 3,298(+137%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,425 · prior 12 3,144(+136%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pri Operating, LLCDec 2017 → Aug 2023
- 2VTX Energy Operating, LLCSep 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 826205-99 | Drill | Patriot Resources, Inc. | May 3, 2017 | May 25, 2017 | Jul 21, 2017 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-49820 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,704 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 5,217 | -2,513 |
| Delaware | 5,217 | -2,513 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,066 | -3,362 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 8,208 | -5,504 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,530 | -7,826 |
| CastileCASTILLE | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,328 | 18,954 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,631 | 17.5 | 1,081 S |
| 9.625 | 10,226 | 12.25 | 1,421 S |
| 5.5 | 18,954 | 8.5 | 3,210 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 | May 1, 2018 | Feb 14, 2018 | 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 42-389-35960 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-35960 → 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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