WELL · 42-389-40229 · DISTRICT 8
Bushbuck Unit 12W61 #61H
Reeves County · Sandbar (Bone Spring) field · Producing · Horizontal
Bushbuck Unit 12w61 #61H (API 42-389-40229) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Vtx Energy Operating LLC, completed August 2, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 23, 2022, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Pri Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Vtx Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Bone Spring, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 329K barrels of oil and 293K mcf of gas since August 2023, 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, LLCSep 23, 2022 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 23, 2022
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 2023
- completed
- 329K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 293K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.245891, -103.267951
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bushbuck Unit 12W61 O-10-60309 | Sandbar (Bone Spring) | VTX Energy Operating, LLC | 1 | 329K | 293K | Aug 2023 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 60,828 · prior 12 133,865(-55%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 79,394 · prior 12 118,370(-33%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1VTX Energy Operating, LLCAug 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 884079-99 | Drill | Pri Operating, LLC | Sep 19, 2022 | Sep 23, 2022 | Jan 31, 2023 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-60309 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,701 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bell Canyon | 5,200 | -2,499 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,000 | -3,299 |
| Bone Spring | 8,388 | -5,687 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRING 2 | 9,610 | -6,909 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRING 3 | 9,864 | -7,163 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,491 | -7,790 |
| CastileCASTILLE | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD / DELAWARE | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN (UNDEFINED) | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,895 | 20,213 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,642 | 17.5 | 1,453 S |
| 9.625 | 8,647 | 12.25 | 1,944 S |
| 5.5 | 20,282 | 7.875 | 2,154 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 | Apr 14, 2025 | Mar 13, 2025 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 27, 2024 | Nov 28, 2023 | 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 42-389-40229 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-40229 → 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.
Bushbuck Unit 12W1142-389-40226
0.0 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,200 | -2,499 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,877 | -3,176 |
| Bone Spring | 8,388 | -5,687 |
| Bone Spring | 9,672 | -6,971 |
| Bone Spring | 10,166 | -7,465 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Castile | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bushbuck Unit 12W3142-389-40228
0.0 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,200 | -2,499 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,000 | -3,299 |
| Bone Spring | 8,382 | -5,681 |
| Bone Spring | 9,610 | -6,909 |
| Bone Spring | 9,864 | -7,163 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Castile | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bushbuck Unit 12W2142-389-40227
0.0 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,287 | -2,586 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,150 | -3,449 |
| Bone Spring | 8,301 | -5,600 |
| Bone Spring | 10,352 | -7,651 |
| Bone Spring | 10,525 | -7,824 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Speedway 1-242-389-41158
0.3 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,249 | -2,550 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,100 | -3,401 |
| Bone Spring | 8,883 | -6,184 |
| Bone Spring | 9,504 | -6,805 |
| Bone Spring | 9,862 | -7,163 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Speedway 1-242-389-41160
0.3 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,250 | -2,550 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,101 | -3,401 |
| Bone Spring | 8,824 | -6,124 |
| Bone Spring | 9,219 | -6,519 |
| Bone Spring | 10,219 | -7,519 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bushbuck Unit 12W6242-389-40676
0.4 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,293 | -2,594 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,158 | -3,459 |
| Bone Spring | 8,298 | -5,599 |
| Bone Spring | 9,237 | -6,538 |
| Bone Spring | 10,357 | -7,658 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bushbuck Unit 12W2242-389-40677
0.4 KM · VTX Energy Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 5,293 | -2,594 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,158 | -3,459 |
| Bone Spring | 8,911 | -6,212 |
| Bone Spring | 9,237 | -6,538 |
| Bone Spring | 10,357 | -7,658 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,893 | -8,194 |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Daytona Unit 1A1342-389-39040
0.5 KM · Pri Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 5,213 | -2,511 |
| Bell Canyon | 5,213 | -2,511 |
| Cherry Canyon | 6,033 | -3,331 |
| Bone Spring | 8,395 | -5,693 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,562 | -7,860 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| 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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