WELL · 42-317-39499 · DISTRICT 8
Ash 253 #2
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Ash 253 #2 (API 42-317-39499) is a well in Martin County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed October 2, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 31, 2014, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by High Sky Partners LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Cisco, Grayburg, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 72.1K barrels of oil and 49.3K mcf of gas since February 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by High Sky Partners 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 | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | High Sky Partners LLCMay 31, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 31, 2014
- last permit issued
- Oct 2, 2014
- completed
- 72.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 2, 2014
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ash 253 O-10-44798 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 72.1K | 49.3K | Feb 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,660 · prior 12 3,807(-4%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,060 · prior 12 1,857(+11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1High Sky Partners LLCFeb 2014 → Oct 2015
- 2RSP Permian, LLCNov 2015 → Jul 2018
- 3COG Operating LLCAug 2018 → Jun 2022
- 4Black Swan Operating, LLCJul 2022 → May 2023
- 5Ovintiv USA Inc.Jun 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 785740-99 | Drill | High Sky Partners LLC | Apr 29, 2014 | May 31, 2014 | Jul 6, 2014 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-44798 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,874 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cisco | 1,800 | 1,074 |
| Grayburg | 1,800 | 1,074 |
| Queen | 1,800 | 1,074 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 1,800 | 1,074 |
| Santa Rosa | 1,800 | 1,074 |
| Yates | 1,800 | 1,074 |
| Spraberry | 9,168 | -6,294 |
| Dean | 9,175 | -6,301 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,470 | -6,596 |
| Pennsylvanian | 10,935 | -8,061 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,175 | 11,050 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 460 | 17.5 | 550 S |
| 8.625 | 4,513 | 11 | 1,520 S |
| 5.5 | 11,821 | 7.875 | 1,340 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 | Jun 15, 2015 | May 9, 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 42-317-39499 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-39499 → 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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