WELL · 42-227-36691 · DISTRICT 8
Abel 18 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Abel 18 #1 (API 42-227-36691) is a well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed October 7, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 28, 2011, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Element Petroleum Operating, LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Leonard, Dean, Wolfcamp, Cline.
Its lease has reported 65K barrels of oil and 300K mcf of gas since October 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Element Petroleum Operating, LLC; 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 | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Element Petroleum Operating, LLCJun 28, 2011 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 2011
- last permit issued
- Oct 7, 2011
- completed
- 65K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 300K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 7, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel 18 O-10-41802 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 65K | 300K | Oct 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 315 · prior 12 1,338(-76%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,948 · prior 12 6,250(-69%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Athlon FE Operating LLCOct 2011 → Dec 2013
- 2Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 718956-99 | Drill | Element Petroleum Operating, LLC | Jun 22, 2011 | Jun 28, 2011 | Jul 20, 2011 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-41802 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,586 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,282 | 7,330 | Perforated |
| 7,282 | 9,054 | Perforated |
| 7,487 | 7,701 | Perforated |
| 7,755 | 7,951 | Perforated |
| 8,025 | 8,141 | Perforated |
| 8,394 | 8,602 | Perforated |
| 8,789 | 8,899 | Perforated |
| 8,948 | 9,054 | Perforated |
| 9,101 | 9,245 | Perforated |
| 9,122 | 9,245 | Perforated |
| 9,302 | 9,531 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 238 | 17.5 | 260 S |
| 8.625 | 3,769 | 11 | 1,450 S |
| 5.5 | 9,617 | 7.875 | 1,150 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 18, 2012 | Dec 28, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 24, 2012 | Nov 3, 2011 | 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 42-227-36691 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-36691 → 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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