TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · NEWTON 5 LEASE · API 42-227-38037 · DISTRICT 7B
Newton 5 #1
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Newton 5 #1 (API 42-227-38037) is a plugged well in Howard County, plugged July 16, 2021, last operated by Ovintiv USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 24, 2014, permitted to 9,920 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon Holdings LP and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Clear Fork, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 2.57K barrels of oil and 12K mcf of gas since September 2014, last reporting in January 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon Holdings LP; 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 | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.through Nov 2017 |
| Latest permit | Athlon Holdings LPJun 24, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,920
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 18, 2014
- completed
- 2.57K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2014 THROUGH Jan 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 18, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 2021
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Newton 5 O-10-45894 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 1 | 2.57K | 12K | Sep 2014 – Jan 2026 |
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.
- 1Athlon Holdings LPSep 2014 → Jan 2015
- 2Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Nov 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 787778-99 | Drill | Athlon Holdings LP | May 23, 2014 | Jun 24, 2014 | Jun 27, 2014 | 9,920 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 2014 | Newton 5 O-10-45894 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,677 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,817 | 860 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,388 | -711 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,040 | -1,363 |
| Spraberry | 6,021 | -3,344 |
| Leonard | 7,236 | -4,559 |
| Dean | 7,301 | -4,624 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,376 | -4,699 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,392 | 9,872 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 334 | 17.5 | 360 S |
| 8.625 | 3,880 | 11 | 470 S |
| 5.5 | 9,920 | 7.875 | 960 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 | Mar 27, 2015 | Feb 2, 2015 | 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 42-227-38037 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38037 → 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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