WELL · 42-475-38097 · DISTRICT 8
Happy Hippo #9
Ward County · Quito (Delaware-Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Happy Hippo #9 (API 42-475-38097) is a well in Ward County operated by Seaboard Operating CO., completed March 23, 2020 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 13, 2020, permitted to 5,200 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Rustler, Delaware, Capitan, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 290K barrels of oil and 502K mcf of gas since May 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 15 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 189 permits on file · (432) 425-7364
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Seaboard Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Seaboard Operating Co.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Seaboard Operating Co.Jan 13, 2020 |
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 2020
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 2020
- completed
- 290K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 502K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
Surface location
31.549061, -103.323486
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Ward 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; they carry 15 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Happy Hippo O-10-46209 | Quito (Delaware-Consolidated) | Seaboard Operating Co. | 15 | 290K | 502K | May 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 25,372 · prior 12 29,680(-15%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 69,712 · prior 12 80,519(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Seaboard Operating Co.May 2015 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 860750-99 | Drill | Seaboard Operating Co. | Jan 9, 2020 | Jan 13, 2020 | Feb 11, 2020 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46209 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,675 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,150 | 1,525 |
| Delaware | 4,930 | -2,255 |
| CapitanCAPITAN REEF - HIGH FLOWS | — | — |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,994 | 5,040 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,177 | 12.25 | 740 S |
| 5.5 | 5,197 | 7.875 | 250 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 | Aug 31, 2020 | Aug 14, 2020 | 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 42-475-38097 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-475-38097 → 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.
Olson 34-19142-475-35647
0.1 KM · Anadarko Petroleum Corporation · Section with this well →
| Bone Spring | 9,138 | -6,458 |
| Bone Spring | 9,817 | -7,137 |
| Bone Spring | 10,662 | -7,982 |
Empanada 34-191 Unit42-475-37440
0.2 KM · Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 716 | 1,964 |
| Delaware | 4,958 | -2,278 |
| San Andres | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Tubb | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Happy Hippo42-475-38414
0.3 KM · Seaboard Operating Co. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,150 | 1,523 |
| Delaware | 4,946 | -2,273 |
| Ramsey | 4,976 | -2,303 |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Holt | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Happy Hippo42-475-37616
0.3 KM · Seaboard Operating Co. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 350 | 2,320 |
| Delaware | 4,964 | -2,294 |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Clear Fork | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Holt | — | |
| Queen | — | |
| San Andres | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Olson 34-19142-475-35654
0.4 KM · Anadarko Petroleum Corporation · Section with this well →
| Bone Spring | 9,163 | -6,481 |
| Bone Spring | 9,768 | -7,086 |
| Bone Spring | 10,727 | -8,045 |
Olson 34-19142-475-35639
0.4 KM · Anadarko Petroleum Corporation · Section with this well →
| Bone Spring | 9,138 | -6,455 |
| Bone Spring | 9,738 | -7,055 |
| Bone Spring | 10,739 | -8,056 |
Happy Hippo42-475-38206
0.5 KM · Seaboard Operating Co. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,150 | 1,516 |
| Lamar | 4,912 | -2,246 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,940 | -2,274 |
| Yates | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| Capitan | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Holt | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Empanada 34-191 Unit42-475-37318
0.5 KM · Anadarko E&P Onshore LLC · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,963 | -2,287 |
| Holt | — | |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Yates | — | |
| Tubb | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — | |
| San Andres | — | |
| Clear Fork | — |
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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