WELL · 42-389-36012 · DISTRICT 8
Puff Adder 16 #1SW
Reeves County · Rojo Caballos (Delaware) field · Injection · Vertical
Puff Adder 16 #1SW (API 42-389-36012) is a well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed March 20, 2018 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 30, 2017, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Pri Operating, LLC 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, Brushy Canyon.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 2.48M barrels injected in the 12 months reported through May 2025; TexNet located 5 M2+ earthquakes within 10 km over the last two years.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pri Operating, LLC; 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 | Pri Operating, LLCMay 30, 2017 |
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
- May 30, 2017
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 2018
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2018 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 2018
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.222669, -103.211553
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Reeves 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puff Adder 16 O-10-50094 | Rojo Caballos (Delaware) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Mar 2018 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 827041-98 | Drill | Pri Operating, LLC | Mar 26, 2018 | May 30, 2017 | Mar 8, 2018 | 7,500 |
| 827041-99 | Drill | Patriot Resources, Inc. | May 23, 2017 | May 30, 2017 | Mar 8, 2018 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-50094 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,719 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 5,270 | -2,551 |
| Delaware | 5,270 | -2,551 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,120 | -3,401 |
| Brushy Canyon | 7,315 | -4,596 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | — | — |
| CastileCASTILLE | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,704 | 7,210 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,638 | 17.5 | 1,400 S |
| 9.625 | 7,367 | 12.25 | 900 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 | Jul 17, 2018 | Jun 8, 2018 | — |
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 42-389-36012 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-36012 → 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.
Tiger Unit 21B642-389-36918
0.7 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 5,285 | -2,569 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,285 | -2,569 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,075 | -3,359 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,537 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,543 | -7,827 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Tiger Unit 21B542-389-36917
0.7 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 5,285 | -2,569 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,285 | -2,569 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,075 | -3,359 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,537 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,543 | -7,827 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Tiger Unit 21B6342-389-38567
0.7 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,285 | -2,568 |
| Delaware | 5,285 | -2,568 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,075 | -3,358 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,536 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Tiger Unit 21A2442-389-37624
0.8 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 5,285 | -2,580 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,285 | -2,580 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,077 | -3,372 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,548 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,548 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,543 | -7,838 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
13 TOPS · FIRST 8
Tiger Unit 21A1442-389-37623
0.8 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,285 | -2,580 |
| Delaware | 5,285 | -2,580 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,077 | -3,372 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,548 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,543 | -7,838 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Tiger Unit 21A2542-389-37622
0.8 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,285 | -2,580 |
| Delaware | 5,285 | -2,580 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,077 | -3,372 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,548 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,543 | -7,838 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Tiger Unit 21B442-389-36896
0.9 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 5,285 | -2,568 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,285 | -2,568 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,075 | -3,358 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,536 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,543 | -7,826 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Tiger Unit 21B342-389-36814
1.0 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 5,285 | -2,568 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,285 | -2,568 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,075 | -3,358 |
| Bone Spring | 8,253 | -5,536 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,543 | -7,826 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 2.48M
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 20.3M
- bbl, all reported
- May 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000116005 | H-1 Injection | Active | 15,000 | 2,500 | 5,500–7,500 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 2,483,248 · prior 12 4,095,539(-39%)
TexNet catalog via USGS
Seismicity near this well
- 5
- M2+ events within 10 km, last 2 years
- M3.6
- largest
A proximity count, not an attribution. How to read it →
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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