TEXAS · WELLS · HOWARD COUNTY · MCCRARY 18B LEASE · API 42-227-38159 · DISTRICT 7B
McCrary 18B #5H
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Mccrary 18b #5H (API 42-227-38159) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed December 6, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 20, 2014, permitted to 7,712 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 319K barrels of oil and 402K mcf of gas since December 2014, last reporting in July 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 | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Athlon Holdings LPAug 20, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,712
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 20, 2014
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 2014
- completed
- 319K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 402K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 2014
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCrary 18B O-10-46535 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 1 | 319K | 402K | Dec 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,876 · prior 12 13,072(+14%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,905 · prior 12 24,103(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Dec 2014 → Jan 2020
- 2Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 791605-99 | Drill | Athlon Holdings LP | Jul 14, 2014 | Aug 20, 2014 | Oct 12, 2014 | 7,740 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2014 | McCrary 18B O-10-46535 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Producing | 7,712 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,573 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,726 | 847 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,325 | -752 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 5,695 | -3,122 |
| Spraberry | 6,200 | -3,627 |
| Leonard | 7,340 | -4,767 |
| Dean | 7,389 | -4,816 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,526 | -4,953 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,061 | 14,875 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 374 | 17.5 | 425 S |
| 9.625 | 7,445 | 12.25 | 1,240 S |
| 5.5 | 14,885 | 8.5 | 1,740 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 | Jul 29, 2015 | Mar 25, 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 42-227-38159 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38159 → 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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