TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · HESTER 20 LEASE · API 42-227-37456 · DISTRICT 7B
Hester 20 #2
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Hester 20 #2 (API 42-227-37456) is a well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed August 11, 2013 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 8, 2013, permitted to 9,610 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon FE Operating LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 60K barrels of oil and 192K mcf of gas since September 2012, last reporting volume in February 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon FE Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,390
- Phone
- (720) 876-5176
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ovintiv USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Athlon FE Operating LLCMay 8, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,610
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 8, 2013
- last permit issued
- Aug 11, 2013
- completed
- 60K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 192K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2012 THROUGH Feb 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 11, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hester 20 O-10-43185 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 60K | 192K | Sep 2012 – Feb 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,113 · prior 12 1,089(+2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,989 · prior 12 1,420(+40%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Athlon FE Operating LLCSep 2012 → Dec 2013
- 2Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 762244-98 | Drill | Athlon FE Operating LLC | Jan 21, 2014 | May 8, 2013 | Jun 12, 2013 | 10,000 |
| 762244-99 | Drill | Athlon FE Operating LLC | May 8, 2013 | May 8, 2013 | Jun 11, 2013 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2013 | Hester 20 O-10-43185 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Shut In | 9,610 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,607 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,287 | 9,484 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 325 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,873 | 11 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 9,610 | 7.875 | 850 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 10, 2014 | Sep 16, 2013 | 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 42-227-37456 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37456 → 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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