WELL · 42-481-35433 · DISTRICT 3
Viper-Knipling #1H
Wharton County · Tenna (Hillje Sand) field · NO Production · Horizontal
Viper-Knipling #1H (API 42-481-35433) is a horizontal well in Wharton County operated by Viper S.W.D. LLC, completed October 25, 2019 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 31, 2018, permitted to 4,200 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Catahoula, Frio, Anahuac.
Its lease has reported 38.5K barrels of oil since October 2019, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
EL Campo, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 43 permits on file · (979) 541-7292
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Viper S.W.D. LLC |
| Production reports | Viper S.W.D., LLCthrough May 2024 |
| Latest permit | Viper S.W.D., LLCSep 30, 2018 |
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 30, 2018
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 2019
- completed
- 38.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
29.232220, -96.403850
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Wharton 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Viper-Knipling O-3-27784 | Tenna (Hillje Sand) | Viper S.W.D., LLC | 1 | 38.5K | 0 | Oct 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 118(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Viper S.W.D., LLCOct 2019 → May 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 844202-97 | Drill | Viper S.W.D., LLC | Jul 25, 2019 | Sep 30, 2018 | May 14, 2019 | 4,200 |
| 844202-98 | Drill | Viper S.W.D., LLC | Feb 13, 2019 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 14, 2019 | 4,200 |
| 844202-99 | Drill | Viper S.W.D., LLC | Aug 30, 2018 | Aug 31, 2018 | May 14, 2019 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-27784 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 105 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | 964 | -859 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,948 | -1,843 |
| Catahoula | 3,078 | -2,973 |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL | 3,200 | -3,095 |
| Frio | 3,679 | -3,574 |
| AnahuacANAHUAC - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Gretta - Disposal | — | — |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,430 | 5,957 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,815 | 13.5 | 972 S |
| 7 | 4,530 | 8.75 | 376 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 14, 2020 | Nov 8, 2019 | 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 42-481-35433 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-35433 → 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.
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.
Wegenhoft, I.W.42-481-35477
0.5 KM · Viper S.W.D., LLC · Section with this well →
| Frio | 1,970 | |
| Yegua | 2,650 | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | 2,990 | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,000 | |
| Catahoula | 3,200 | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Gretta - Disposal | — | |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wegenhoft, I.W.42-481-35456
0.5 KM · Viper S.W.D., LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 950 | -845 |
| Frio | 1,970 | -1,865 |
| Catahoula | 3,200 | -3,095 |
| Anahuac | — | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Gretta - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brothers-Knipling Oil Unit42-481-33591
0.7 KM · Viper S.W.D., LLC · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 3,140 | -3,036 |
| Frio | 3,680 | -3,576 |
| Knipling | 4,030 | -3,926 |
| Hillje | 4,120 | -4,016 |
Viper Swanson42-481-35425
1.1 KM · Viper S.W.D., LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 950 | |
| Frio | 1,970 | |
| Catahoula | 3,200 | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Anahuac | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Gretta - Disposal | — | |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
W.E. Swanson42-481-33658
1.7 KM · Viper S.W.D., LLC · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 3,000 | -2,893 |
| Massive Miocene | 3,190 | -3,083 |
| Frio | 3,715 | -3,608 |
| Canuck Hillje | 4,167 | -4,060 |
Weinheimer42-481-34760
4.5 KM · Transtexas Gas Corporation · Section with this well →
| Frio | 5,414 | -5,294 |
| Yegua | 7,068 | -6,948 |
| Wilcox | 11,816 | -11,696 |
Gresham Unit42-481-35431
5.9 KM · Kaler Energy Corp. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,500 | -1,407 |
| Anahuac | 2,400 | -2,307 |
| Catahoula | 3,350 | -3,257 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 3,870 | -3,777 |
| Frio | 4,350 | -4,257 |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Maxwell Unit42-481-35481
6.6 KM · Kaler Energy Corp. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,370 | -2,279 |
| Catahoula | 2,370 | -2,279 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 3,350 | -3,259 |
| Frio | 3,850 | -3,759 |
| Yegua | — | |
| Anahuac | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — |
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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