WELL · 42-401-33420 · DISTRICT 6
Viper #1 #2
Rusk County · Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) field · Vertical
Viper #1 #2 (API 42-401-33420) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged May 17, 2010, last operated by El Paso E & P Company L. P..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 11, 2004, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Gmt Energy Corp. and has since transferred to El Paso E & P Company L. P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including BMA, Sligo, Travis Peak, Base Cv "B" Lime.
Operator of record
Permitted by GMT Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 2015 · 582 permits on file · (713) 420-2600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | EL Paso E & P Company L. P. |
| Production reports | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.through May 2009 |
| Latest permit | GMT Energy Corp.Oct 11, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 2004
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 671K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2004 THROUGH Jul 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 17, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viper #1 G-6-207316 | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | 1 | 0 | 671K | Dec 2004 – Jul 2011 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso Production CompanyDec 2004 → Jul 2006
- 2EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → May 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552119-99 | Drill | GMT Energy Corp. | Oct 11, 2004 | Oct 11, 2004 | Nov 12, 2004 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-207316 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 394 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 6,266 | -5,872 |
| SligoTOP SLIGO | 6,986 | -6,592 |
| Travis PeakTOP TRAVIS PEAK | 7,306 | -6,912 |
| Base CV "B" Lime | 9,366 | -8,972 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,388 | 9,698 | Perforated |
| 9,646 | 9,897 | Perforated |
| 10,126 | 10,289 | Perforated |
| 10,474 | 10,565 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,203 | 11 | 384 S |
| 4.5 | 10,700 | 7.875 | 1,215 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 15, 2005 | Jan 28, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-401-33420 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33420 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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