WELL · 42-329-37438 · DISTRICT 8
Davidson 37 #5
Midland County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Davidson 37 #5 (API 42-329-37438) is a well in Midland County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed September 25, 2011 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 7, 2011, permitted to 12,400 ft.
It was permitted by Athlon Energy Operating LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dean, Cisco, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 325K barrels of oil and 755K mcf of gas since June 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Athlon Energy Operating LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,390
- Phone
- (720) 876-5176
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 Energy Operating LLCJul 7, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 7, 2011
- last permit issued
- Sep 25, 2011
- completed
- 325K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 755K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 25, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson "37" O-10-35360 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 6 | 325K | 755K | Jun 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,855 · prior 12 11,729(+1%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 422 · prior 12 1,414(-70%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianJun 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Jun 2003
- 3OXY USA WTP LPJul 2003 → Jul 2003
- 4Forest Oil CorporationAug 2003 → Dec 2009
- 5Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Apr 2010
- 6Athlon Energy Operating LLCJan 2012 → Dec 2013
- 7Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 8Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 9Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 719680-98 | Drill | Athlon Energy Operating LLC | Jan 18, 2012 | Jul 7, 2011 | Aug 3, 2011 | 12,400 |
| 719680-99 | Drill | Athlon Energy Operating LLC | Jul 6, 2011 | Jul 7, 2011 | Aug 3, 2011 | 12,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-35360 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,830 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,690 | 11,409 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 376 | 17.5 | 414 S |
| 8.625 | 4,833 | 11 | 879 S |
| 5.5 | 11,629 | 7.875 | 1,540 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 | Mar 20, 2013 | Jan 27, 2012 | 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 42-329-37438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-329-37438 → 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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