WELL · 42-317-38977 · DISTRICT 8
Hale #1521
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Hale #1521 (API 42-317-38977) is a well in Martin County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed April 29, 2014.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 26, 2013, permitted to 12,300 ft.
It was permitted by Three Rivers Operating CO II LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 417K barrels of oil and 338K mcf of gas since May 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Three Rivers Operating Co II 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 | Avid Energy Assets LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCNov 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.
- 12,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 26, 2013
- last permit issued
- Apr 29, 2014
- completed
- 417K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 338K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 29, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hale O-10-41541 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 8 | 415K | 338K | May 2011 – Jul 2026 |
| Hale A O-10-64087 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Avid Energy Assets LLC | 5 | 2.11K | 0 | Feb 2025 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,613 · prior 12 2,093(-23%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 24(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meritage Energy Company, LLCJun 2011 → Aug 2012
- 2Three Rivers Operating Co II LLCSep 2012 → Nov 2014
- 3OXY USA Inc.Dec 2014 → Dec 2017
- 4Petrolegacy Energy II, LLCJan 2018 → May 2023
- 5Ovintiv USA Inc.Jun 2023 → Jun 2024
- 6Avid Energy Assets LLCMar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 771291-98 | Drill | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC | Oct 8, 2014 | Nov 26, 2013 | Mar 23, 2014 | 12,300 |
| 771291-99 | Drill | Three Rivers Operating Co II LLC | Oct 7, 2013 | Nov 26, 2013 | Mar 23, 2014 | 12,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-41541 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-64087 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,818 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 1,470 | 1,348 |
| Yates | 2,500 | 318 |
| Queen | 3,423 | -605 |
| Grayburg | 4,526 | -1,708 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 5,100 | -2,282 |
| Spraberry | 7,632 | -4,814 |
| Dean | 9,060 | -6,242 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,262 | -6,444 |
| Cisco | 10,244 | -7,426 |
| Pennsylvanian | 10,250 | -7,432 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,082 | 12,040 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 417 | 17.5 | 475 S |
| 8.625 | 4,873 | 11 | 940 S |
| 5.5 | 12,086 | 7.875 | 1,020 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 | Jan 14, 2026 | Jan 29, 2015 | Yes |
| 00 | May 20, 2015 | Jan 29, 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 42-317-38977 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-38977 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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