WELL · 42-227-38453 · DISTRICT 8
Ward 18CC #4H
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Ward 18cc #4H (API 42-227-38453) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed July 10, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 12, 2015, permitted to 7,640 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 465K barrels of oil and 653K mcf of gas since July 2015, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon Holdings LP; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Athlon Holdings LPJan 12, 2015 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,640
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 12, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 2015
- completed
- 465K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 653K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 2015
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward 18CC O-10-47311 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 465K | 653K | Jul 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 29,979 · prior 12 35,944(-17%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 95,973 · prior 12 61,188(+57%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jul 2015 → Jan 2020
- 2Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 802601-99 | Drill | Athlon Holdings LP | Jan 9, 2015 | Jan 12, 2015 | Apr 7, 2015 | 7,640 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-47311 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,621 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,718 | 903 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 3,361 | -740 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,173 | -1,552 |
| Spraberry | 6,097 | -3,476 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Dean | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Leonard | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,997 | 15,797 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17.5 | 370 | 13.375 | 445 S |
| 13.375 | 370 | 17.5 | 445 S |
| 12.25 | 7,055 | 9.625 | 727 S |
| 9.625 | 7,055 | 12.25 | 727 S |
| 8.5 | 15,930 | 5.5 | 1,800 S |
| 5.5 | 15,930 | 8.5 | 1,800 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 | Oct 10, 2023 | Aug 28, 2023 | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 2016 | Nov 12, 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 42-227-38453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-38453 → 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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