WELL · 42-227-37648 · DISTRICT 8
Hughes 20 #4
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Hughes 20 #4 (API 42-227-37648) is a well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed November 13, 2013 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 26, 2013, permitted to 9,600 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 187K barrels of oil and 908K mcf of gas since August 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 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.
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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Athlon FE Operating LLCSep 26, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 26, 2013
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 2013
- completed
- 187K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 908K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 2013
- 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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hughes 20 O-10-44533 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 5 | 187K | 908K | Aug 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,201 · prior 12 8,566(-28%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 764 · prior 12 1,068(-28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Athlon FE Operating LLCSep 2013 → Dec 2013
- 2Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 770416-99 | Drill | Athlon FE Operating LLC | Sep 20, 2013 | Sep 26, 2013 | Oct 21, 2013 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-44533 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,585 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,210 | 9,395 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 327 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,865 | 11 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 9,583 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 13, 2014 | Jan 7, 2014 | 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 42-227-37648 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-37648 → 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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