WELL · 42-481-35478 · DISTRICT 3
Hancher Viper #1R
Wharton County · Louise South (Frio 5170) field · Producing · Vertical
Hancher Viper #1R (API 42-481-35478) is a well in Wharton County operated by Viper S.W.D. LLC, completed February 22, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 27, 2021, permitted to 5,300 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Boling Dome - Disposal, Miocene (undifferentiated), Anahuac, Hungerford - Disposal.
Its lease has reported 9.73K barrels of oil since February 2022, 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Viper S.W.D., LLCOct 27, 2021 |
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 2021
- last permit issued
- Feb 22, 2022
- completed
- 9.73K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 22, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
29.044384, -96.343366
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hancher Viper O-3-27958 | Louise, South (Frio 5170) | Viper S.W.D., LLC | 1 | 9.73K | 0 | Feb 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,467 · prior 12 2,882(+20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Viper S.W.D., LLCFeb 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 873885-99 | Drill | Viper S.W.D., LLC | Oct 22, 2021 | Oct 27, 2021 | Nov 18, 2021 | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-27958 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,149 | 5,153 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.25 | 530 | 8.625 | 390 S |
| 7.875 | 5,365 | 5.5 | 605 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 | Jul 18, 2022 | Mar 29, 2022 | 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 42-481-35478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-35478 → 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.
Kelly-Matus42-481-35513
3.9 KM · Paloma Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,735 | -1,657 |
| Catahoula | 4,341 | -4,263 |
| Anahuac | 4,650 | -4,572 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,100 | -5,022 |
| Frio | 7,000 | -6,922 |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Churan42-481-32560
4.0 KM · Ken Petroleum Corporation · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,500 | -4,416 |
| Marginula | 5,194 | -5,110 |
| Greta | 5,267 | -5,183 |
| Frio | 5,836 | -5,752 |
Florrum42-481-35470
4.0 KM · Kaler Energy Corp. · Section with this well →
| Catahoula | 4,550 | -4,485 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,300 | -5,235 |
| Frio | 5,570 | -5,505 |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
McIntyre, Willis42-481-01777
4.0 KM · Union Oil Company of California · Section with this well →
| Filed 1/14/63 | — | |
| See Form 2 | — |
Viper Loeffler42-481-35459
4.1 KM · Viper S.W.D., LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 964 | -825 |
| Frio | 1,970 | -1,831 |
| Yegua | 2,650 | -2,511 |
| Catahoula | 3,200 | -3,061 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 4,510 | -4,371 |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — | |
| Wilcox | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
J2R42-481-35471
4.2 KM · J2R Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Boling Dome - Disposal | 1,473 | -1,410 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 4,496 | -4,433 |
| Catahoula | 4,734 | -4,671 |
| Anahuac | 5,098 | -5,035 |
| Gretta - Disposal | 5,200 | -5,137 |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
J2R42-481-35480
4.3 KM · J2R Energy, LLC · Section with this well →
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Anahuac | — | |
| Catahoula | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Gretta - Disposal | — | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
McIntyre42-481-35221
4.3 KM · Magnum Producing, LP · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,658 | -3,584 |
| Frio | 5,100 | -5,026 |
| Frio | 6,920 | -6,846 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | |
| Gretta - Disposal | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Catahoula | — |
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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