WELL · 42-227-36153 · DISTRICT 8
Holy Grail 43 A #2
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Holy Grail 43 A #2 (API 42-227-36153) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged June 30, 2022, last operated by Ovintiv USA Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2019, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 63.6K barrels of oil and 156K mcf of gas since July 2008, last reporting in May 2023. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1,390 permits on file · (877) 386-2200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ovintiv USA Inc. |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jun 20, 2019 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 2019
- last permit issued
- Jul 18, 2008
- completed
- 63.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 156K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2008 THROUGH May 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 18, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 30, 2022
Surface location
32.364553, -101.515413
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Howard County.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holy Grail 43 "A" O-10-39520 | Silver Queen (Penn-Canyon) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 1 | 63.6K | 156K | Jul 2008 – May 2023 |
| Holy Grail 43 'A' O-10-52687 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2019 – May 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.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCJul 2008 → Aug 2010
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jan 2011 → Sep 2015
- 3JPM Eoc Operating, Inc.Oct 2015 → Sep 2016
- 4SM Energy CompanyOct 2016 → Jun 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 852682-99 | Field transfer | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | May 1, 2019 | Jun 20, 2019 | — | 10,000 |
| 662072-98 | Drill | Manhattan Petroleum, Inc. | Jul 8, 2008 | Jul 28, 2008 | Jun 18, 2008 | 11,000 |
| 662072-99 | Drill | Manhattan Petroleum, Inc. | May 15, 2008 | Jun 4, 2008 | Jun 18, 2008 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-39520 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-52687 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,665 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,885 | 8,894 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 314 | 17.5 | 290 S |
| 8.625 | 3,792 | 11 | 1,270 S |
| 5.5 | 8,885 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Jan 6, 2020 | Jun 24, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 2009 | Jun 22, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-227-36153 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36153 → 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.
Newton 43C42-227-39274
0.3 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,838 | 835 |
| San Andres | 3,052 | -379 |
| Clear Fork | 4,175 | -1,502 |
| Spraberry | 6,169 | -3,496 |
| Leonard | 7,294 | -4,621 |
| Dean | 7,380 | -4,707 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,459 | -4,786 |
| Coleman Junction | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Newton 43BK42-227-39271
0.3 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,838 | 835 |
| San Andres | 3,052 | -379 |
| Clear Fork | 4,175 | -1,502 |
| Spraberry | 6,169 | -3,496 |
| Leonard | 7,294 | -4,621 |
| Dean | 7,380 | -4,707 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,459 | -4,786 |
| Coleman Junction | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Newton 43BK42-227-39269
0.3 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,838 | 835 |
| San Andres | 3,052 | -379 |
| Clear Fork | 4,175 | -1,502 |
| Spraberry | 6,169 | -3,496 |
| Leonard | 7,294 | -4,621 |
| Dean | 7,380 | -4,707 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,459 | -4,786 |
| Coleman Junction | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dobby 43D42-227-41583
0.4 KM · Ovintiv USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,271 | 1,402 |
| Yates | 1,874 | 799 |
| San Andres | 3,005 | -332 |
| Glorieta | 3,898 | -1,225 |
| Clear Fork | 4,736 | -2,063 |
| Spraberry | 6,147 | -3,474 |
| Dean | — | |
| Leonard | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dobby 43E42-227-41584
0.4 KM · Ovintiv USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,271 | 1,402 |
| Yates | 1,874 | 799 |
| San Andres | 3,005 | -332 |
| Glorieta | 3,898 | -1,225 |
| Clear Fork | 4,736 | -2,063 |
| Spraberry | 6,147 | -3,474 |
| Dean | 7,362 | -4,689 |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Newton 43B42-227-39267
0.4 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,838 | 834 |
| San Andres | 3,052 | -380 |
| Clear Fork | 4,175 | -1,503 |
| Spraberry | 6,169 | -3,497 |
| Leonard | 7,294 | -4,622 |
| Dean | 7,380 | -4,708 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,459 | -4,787 |
| Coleman Junction | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dobby 43F42-227-41585
0.4 KM · Ovintiv USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,271 | 1,402 |
| Yates | 1,874 | 799 |
| San Andres | 3,005 | -332 |
| Glorieta | 3,898 | -1,225 |
| Clear Fork | 4,736 | -2,063 |
| Spraberry | 6,147 | -3,474 |
| Dean | 7,362 | -4,689 |
| Santa Rosa | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Newton 43A42-227-39266
0.4 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,838 | 834 |
| San Andres | 3,052 | -380 |
| Clear Fork | 4,175 | -1,503 |
| Spraberry | 6,169 | -3,497 |
| Leonard | 7,294 | -4,622 |
| Dean | 7,380 | -4,708 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,459 | -4,787 |
| Seven Rivers | — |
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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