WELL · 42-317-43599 · DISTRICT 8
VLT Howa Unit #0133WA
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Vlt Howa Unit #0133WA (API 42-317-43599) is a horizontal well in Martin County operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc., completed December 8, 2022 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 10, 2021, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 1.17M barrels of oil and 1.37M mcf of gas since November 2022, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 9,291 permits on file · (800) 231-0623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 10, 2021 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 10, 2021
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 2022
- completed
- 1.17M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.37M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2022 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 2022
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.180659, -101.763504
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Martin 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| VLT Howa Unit O-10-58856 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | 3 | 1.17M | 1.37M | Nov 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 158,302 · prior 12 268,085(-41%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 231,397 · prior 12 441,321(-48%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Nov 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 870306-98 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Apr 13, 2022 | Jun 10, 2021 | Jul 12, 2022 | 9,000 |
| 870306-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jun 7, 2021 | Jun 10, 2021 | Jul 10, 2022 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-58856 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,672 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 850 | 1,822 |
| Yates | 2,215 | 457 |
| Queen | 3,067 | -395 |
| Grayburg | 3,321 | -649 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 3,540 | -868 |
| Spraberry | 6,898 | -4,226 |
| Dean | 8,240 | -5,568 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,428 | -5,756 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,058 | 16,777 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,475 | 17.5 | 1,293 S |
| 9.625 | 5,208 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 7 | 8,186 | 8.75 | 712 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 | May 4, 2023 | Mar 7, 2023 | 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 42-317-43599 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-43599 → 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.
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.
VLT Howa Unit42-317-43598
0.0 KM · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 850 | 1,822 |
| Yates | 2,214 | 458 |
| Queen | 3,061 | -389 |
| Grayburg | 3,323 | -651 |
| San Andres | 3,543 | -871 |
| Spraberry | 6,912 | -4,240 |
| Dean | 8,249 | -5,577 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,452 | -5,780 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
VLT Howa Unit42-317-43597
0.0 KM · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 850 | 1,822 |
| Yates | 2,215 | 457 |
| Queen | 3,077 | -405 |
| Grayburg | 3,332 | -660 |
| San Andres | 3,554 | -882 |
| Clear Fork | 5,807 | -3,135 |
| Spraberry | 6,935 | -4,263 |
| Dean | 8,268 | -5,596 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wishbone 542-317-41638
0.9 KM · Mid-States Operating Company · Section with this well →
| Cisco | — | |
| Dean | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Mississippian | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Silurian (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Spraberry | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
VLT Sauer Pantera Unit42-317-42235
1.1 KM · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 954 | 1,737 |
| Yates | 2,258 | 433 |
| Queen | 3,105 | -414 |
| Grayburg | 3,351 | -660 |
| San Andres | 3,613 | -922 |
| Cisco | 4,983 | -2,292 |
| Spraberry | 6,946 | -4,255 |
| Dean | 8,319 | -5,628 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
VLT Sauer Stutzen Unit42-317-42234
1.1 KM · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 957 | 1,734 |
| Yates | 2,258 | 433 |
| Queen | 3,091 | -400 |
| Grayburg | 3,343 | -652 |
| San Andres | 3,618 | -927 |
| Cisco | 5,000 | -2,309 |
| Spraberry | 6,938 | -4,247 |
| Dean | 8,309 | -5,618 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
VLT Sauer Elegance Unit42-317-42233
1.1 KM · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 957 | 1,734 |
| Santa Rosa | 960 | 1,731 |
| Tecovas FM Dckm GR | 1,166 | 1,525 |
| Rustler | 1,497 | 1,194 |
| Tansill | 2,096 | 595 |
| Yates | 2,257 | 434 |
| Yates | 2,258 | 433 |
| Seven Rivers | 2,509 | 182 |
20 TOPS · FIRST 8
Wishbone42-317-41032
1.4 KM · Mid-States Operating Company · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,700 |
| Yates | 2,200 | 500 |
| San Andres | 3,500 | -800 |
| Grayburg | 3,950 | -1,250 |
| Queen | 4,100 | -1,400 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Dean | — | |
| Cisco | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
VLT Weatherby Unit42-317-43106
1.7 KM · Chevron U. S. A. Inc. · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 784 | 1,804 |
| Yates | 2,117 | 471 |
| Queen | 2,996 | -408 |
| Grayburg | 3,259 | -671 |
| San Andres | 3,463 | -875 |
| Spraberry | 6,826 | -4,238 |
| Dean | 8,135 | -5,547 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,334 | -5,746 |
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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