WELL · 42-389-38453 · DISTRICT 8
Giraffe Unit 18D8 #8H
Reeves County · Sandbar (Bone Spring) field · Producing · Horizontal
Giraffe Unit 18d8 #8H (API 42-389-38453) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed October 20, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 1, 2019, permitted to 13,000 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, Bone Spring.
Its lease has reported 303K barrels of oil and 448K mcf of gas since October 2019, last reporting in July 2026.
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 | VTX Energy Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Pri Operating, LLCJul 1, 2019 |
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
- Jul 1, 2019
- last permit issued
- Oct 20, 2019
- completed
- 303K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 448K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 20, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.223184, -103.184265
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Giraffe Unit 18D8 O-10-53219 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 303K | 448K | Oct 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 26,820 · prior 12 13,800(+94%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 23,064 · prior 12 27,735(-17%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Pri Operating, LLCOct 2019 → Aug 2023
- 2VTX Energy Operating, LLCSep 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 854699-99 | Drill | Pri Operating, LLC | Jun 28, 2019 | Jul 1, 2019 | Jul 30, 2019 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-53219 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,702 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 5,216 | -2,514 |
| Delaware | 5,216 | -2,514 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,065 | -3,363 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 8,212 | -5,510 |
| CastileCASTILLE | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,886 | 17,014 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,615 | 17.5 | 1,445 S |
| 9.625 | 8,832 | 12.25 | 1,813 S |
| 5.5 | 17,114 | 8.5 | 2,095 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 27, 2020 | Dec 12, 2019 | 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 42-389-38453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-38453 → 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.
Giraffe Unit 1842-389-38454
0.0 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,216 | -2,514 |
| Delaware | 5,216 | -2,514 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,065 | -3,363 |
| Bone Spring | 8,212 | -5,510 |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Giraffe Unit 18D742-389-36815
0.2 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,215 | -2,511 |
| Delaware | 5,215 | -2,511 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,065 | -3,361 |
| Bone Spring | 8,205 | -5,501 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,530 | -7,826 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Giraffe 19 Unit S2142-389-40973
0.7 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,246 | -2,561 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,115 | -3,430 |
| Bone Spring | 9,018 | -6,333 |
| Bone Spring | 9,283 | -6,598 |
| Bone Spring | 9,909 | -7,224 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Giraffe 19 Unit S3242-389-40996
0.7 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,245 | -2,561 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,114 | -3,430 |
| Bone Spring | 9,033 | -6,349 |
| Bone Spring | 9,282 | -6,598 |
| Bone Spring | 10,102 | -7,418 |
| Castile | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Leopard Unit 5A6342-389-41576
0.9 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,280 | -2,594 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,157 | -3,471 |
| Bone Spring | 9,087 | -6,401 |
| Bone Spring | 9,566 | -6,880 |
| Bone Spring | 9,927 | -7,241 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Giraffe Unit 18C3342-389-39522
1.2 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,260 | -2,600 |
| Delaware | 5,260 | -2,600 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,070 | -3,410 |
| Bone Spring | 8,412 | -5,752 |
| Bone Spring | 8,412 | -5,752 |
| Bone Spring | 9,590 | -6,930 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Castile | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Giraffe Unit 18C3442-389-39524
1.2 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,260 | -2,601 |
| Delaware | 5,260 | -2,601 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,070 | -3,411 |
| Bone Spring | 8,412 | -5,753 |
| Bone Spring | 8,412 | -5,753 |
| Bone Spring | 9,590 | -6,931 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Castile | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Leopard Unit 5A6242-389-41574
1.3 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,281 | -2,594 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,158 | -3,471 |
| Bone Spring | 9,088 | -6,401 |
| Bone Spring | 9,567 | -6,880 |
| Bone Spring | 9,928 | -7,241 |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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