WELL · 42-401-33839 · DISTRICT 6
Viper #1 #13
Rusk County · Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) field · Vertical
Viper #1 #13 (API 42-401-33839) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged February 8, 2023, last operated by Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 3, 2006, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Production Company and has since transferred to Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Tma, Pettit, Tp, Cv.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 466 permits on file · (866) 520-0402
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso Production CompanyFeb 3, 2006 |
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
- Feb 3, 2006
- last permit issued
- Mar 31, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 804K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2006 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 31, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 8, 2023
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-6-220321 | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 804K | Mar 2006 – Jan 2023 |
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 E & P Company, L. P.Apr 2006 → Oct 2011
- 2NFR Energy, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2013
- 3Sabine Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2015
- 4Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 613620-99 | Drill | EL Paso Production Company | Feb 3, 2006 | Feb 3, 2006 | Mar 7, 2006 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-220321 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 453 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,448 | 9,692 | Perforated |
| 9,773 | 10,020 | Perforated |
| 10,192 | 10,354 | Perforated |
| 10,536 | 10,720 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,219 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 4.5 | 10,940 | 7.875 | 2,025 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 | Feb 22, 2007 | May 5, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-401-33839 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-33839 → 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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