WELL · 42-401-34717 · DISTRICT 6
Viper #3 #8
Rusk County · Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) field · Vertical
Viper #3 #8 (API 42-401-34717) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged September 11, 2025, last operated by Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 2, 2008, permitted to 11,200 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cotton Valley, Taylor, Bossier.
Operator of record
Permitted by EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 466
- Phone
- (832) 242-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation |
| Production reports | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporationthrough Oct 2018 |
| Latest permit | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P.Apr 2, 2008 |
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
- Apr 2, 2008
- last permit issued
- May 16, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 597K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2008 THROUGH Aug 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 11, 2025
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 #3 G-6-242756 | Minden (Cotton Valley Cons.) | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 597K | May 2008 – Aug 2025 |
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.May 2008 → Oct 2011
- 2NFR Energy, LLCNov 2011 → Jan 2013
- 3Sabine Oil & Gas LLCFeb 2013 → Mar 2015
- 4Sabine Oil & Gas CorporationApr 2015 → Oct 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 658547-99 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Apr 1, 2008 | Apr 2, 2008 | Apr 10, 2008 | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-242756 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 450 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton Valley | 9,246 | -8,796 |
| Taylor | 10,509 | -10,059 |
| Bossier | 10,786 | -10,336 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,652 | 9,858 | Perforated |
| 10,084 | 10,395 | Perforated |
| 10,565 | 10,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,256 | 12.25 | 435 S |
| 4.5 | 10,887 | 8.75 | 1,210 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 | Dec 19, 2008 | Oct 1, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 8, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-401-34717 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-34717 → 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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