WELL · 42-401-33449 · DISTRICT 6
Viper #2 #3
Rusk County · Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Viper #2 #3 (API 42-401-33449) is a well in Rusk County operated by Sabine Energy Inc., completed May 19, 2005 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 29, 2004, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by Gmt Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Sabine Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, B/Cotton Valley/Lm.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by GMT Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 6, 2026 · 66 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabine Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Jul 2023 |
| Latest permit | GMT Energy Corp.Nov 29, 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
- Nov 29, 2004
- last permit issued
- May 19, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 599K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 2005
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viper #2 G-6-211641 | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) | Sabine Energy Inc. | 1 | 0 | 599K | May 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EL Paso Production CompanyMay 2005 → Jul 2006
- 2EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Aug 2006 → Oct 2011
- 3NFR Energy, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2013
- 4Sabine Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2015
- 5Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Jul 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554068-99 | Drill | GMT Energy Corp. | Nov 23, 2004 | Nov 29, 2004 | Apr 1, 2005 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-211641 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 441 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 7,043 | -6,602 |
| Travis Peak | 7,370 | -6,929 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,198 | -8,757 |
| B/Cotton Valley/LM | 9,402 | -8,961 |
| Taylor | 10,430 | -9,989 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,423 | 9,678 | Perforated |
| 9,728 | 10,038 | Perforated |
| 10,116 | 10,305 | Perforated |
| 10,492 | 10,669 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,211 | 11 | 384 S |
| 4.5 | 10,800 | 7.875 | 1,720 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 | Jan 20, 2006 | Jun 10, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 20, 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 42-401-33449 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33449 → 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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