WELL · 42-227-40326 · DISTRICT 8
Abel 18G #4HJ
Howard County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Abel 18g #4HJ (API 42-227-40326) is a horizontal well in Howard County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed December 9, 2019 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 3, 2019, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Glorieta, Clear Fork.
Its lease has reported 503K barrels of oil and 1.1M mcf of gas since December 2019, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; 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 | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Sep 3, 2019 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 3, 2019
- last permit issued
- Dec 9, 2019
- completed
- 503K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 9, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.306125, -101.523400
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Howard County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abel 18G O-10-54464 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 503K | 1.1M | Dec 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 31,255 · prior 12 28,708(+9%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 74,094 · prior 12 76,268(-3%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ovintiv USA Inc.Dec 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856685-98 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Sep 16, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | 10,000 |
| 856685-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Aug 29, 2019 | Sep 3, 2019 | Sep 27, 2019 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-54464 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,590 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 1,742 | 848 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - HIGH FLOWS, H2S, CO | 2,998 | -408 |
| Glorieta | 3,980 | -1,390 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK - SEVERE WATER FLOWS | 4,299 | -1,709 |
| Spraberry | 6,155 | -3,565 |
| Leonard | 7,310 | -4,720 |
| Dean | 7,419 | -4,829 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,501 | -4,911 |
| Coleman Junction | — | — |
| Seven Rivers | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,837 | 16,492 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 373 | 17.5 | 420 S |
| 8.625 | 7,102 | 11 | 674 S |
| 5.5 | 16,462 | 7.875 | 1,600 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 | Sep 3, 2020 | Aug 10, 2020 | 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 42-227-40326 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-227-40326 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Abel 18G42-227-40328
0.0 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,742 | 848 |
| San Andres | 2,998 | -408 |
| Glorieta | 3,980 | -1,390 |
| Clear Fork | 4,299 | -1,709 |
| Spraberry | 6,155 | -3,565 |
| Leonard | 7,310 | -4,720 |
| Dean | 7,419 | -4,829 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,501 | -4,911 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Abel 18X42-227-40329
0.0 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,742 | 848 |
| San Andres | 2,998 | -408 |
| Glorieta | 3,980 | -1,390 |
| Clear Fork | 4,299 | -1,709 |
| Spraberry | 6,155 | -3,565 |
| Leonard | 7,310 | -4,720 |
| Dean | 7,419 | -4,829 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,501 | -4,911 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Abel 18 (Alloc)42-227-37691
0.5 KM · Ovintiv USA Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,745 | 847 |
| San Andres | 3,359 | -767 |
| Clear Fork | 3,810 | -1,218 |
| Spraberry | 6,177 | -3,585 |
| Leonard | 7,317 | -4,725 |
| Dean | 7,339 | -4,747 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,501 | -4,909 |
| Atoka | — |
17 TOPS · FIRST 8
McCrary 19G42-227-40008
1.5 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,726 | 876 |
| San Andres | 2,970 | -368 |
| Clear Fork | 4,198 | -1,596 |
| Spraberry | 6,114 | -3,512 |
| Leonard | 7,215 | -4,613 |
| Dean | 7,329 | -4,727 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,406 | -4,804 |
| Coleman Junction | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
McCrary 19X42-227-40009
1.5 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,726 | 876 |
| San Andres | 2,970 | -368 |
| Clear Fork | 4,198 | -1,596 |
| Spraberry | 6,114 | -3,512 |
| Leonard | 7,215 | -4,613 |
| Dean | 7,329 | -4,727 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,406 | -4,804 |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Ward 17X42-227-39776
1.7 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,838 | 734 |
| San Andres | 3,052 | -480 |
| Clear Fork | 4,175 | -1,603 |
| Spraberry | 6,137 | -3,565 |
| Dean | 7,451 | -4,879 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,514 | -4,942 |
| Coleman Junction | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Ward 17G42-227-39775
1.8 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,838 | 734 |
| San Andres | 3,052 | -480 |
| Clear Fork | 4,175 | -1,603 |
| Spraberry | 6,137 | -3,565 |
| Dean | 7,451 | -4,879 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,514 | -4,942 |
| Glorieta | — | |
| Seven Rivers | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Ward 17G42-227-39774
1.8 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 1,838 | 734 |
| San Andres | 3,052 | -480 |
| Clear Fork | 4,175 | -1,603 |
| Spraberry | 6,137 | -3,565 |
| Dean | 7,451 | -4,879 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,514 | -4,942 |
| Coleman Junction | — | |
| Glorieta | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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