WELL · 42-371-34494 · DISTRICT 8
Neal J. O.-42- #6
Pecos County · Coyanosa (Delaware Sd.) field · Horizontal
Neal J. O.-42- #6 (API 42-371-34494) is a plugged horizontal well in Pecos County, plugged January 7, 1999, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1997, permitted to 6,460 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Delaware, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 64.7K barrels of oil and 50.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2019. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Permian; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | BP America Production Companythrough Feb 2004 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianJul 17, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,460
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 17, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 1997
- completed
- 64.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 50.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 7, 1999
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal, J. O.-42- O-10-29865 | Coyanosa (Delaware Sd.) | Apache Corporation | 5 | 64.7K | 50.7K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2019 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco Oil & Gas Co.Jan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Arco PermianJun 1994 → Oct 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyFeb 2004 → Feb 2004
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 465040-99 | Recompletion | Arco Permian | Jul 17, 1997 | Jul 17, 1997 | Oct 8, 1997 | 6,460 |
| 274765-99 | Recompletion | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | May 6, 1985 | May 13, 1985 | — | 6,460 |
| 203142-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Jul 27, 1983 | Jul 27, 1983 | — | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-29865 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,699 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareDELAWARE LIME | 4,774 | -2,075 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,460 | -2,761 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,842 | 4,852 | Perforated |
| 5,602 | 5,620 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,137 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 2.875 | 5,589 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 6,460 | 7.875 | 1,600 S |
| 5.5 | 6,460 | — | 2,580 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 17, 1999 | Feb 6, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1999 | Apr 10, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 5, 1998 | Apr 10, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 1985 | May 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 12, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 6, 1983 | — |
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 42-371-34494 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-34494 → 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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