TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · API 42-461-31709 · DISTRICT 6E
Neal 38 #1
Upton County · Benedum (Fusselman) field · Producing · Vertical
Neal 38 #1 (API 42-461-31709) is a well in Upton County operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc., completed April 15, 1981 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 9, 1981, permitted to 11,300 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Redbeds, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 5.48K barrels of oil and 853K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cox, John L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,633
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Jan 9, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 9, 1981
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 1981
- completed
- 5.48K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 853K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 1981
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal "38" G-9-140489 | Benedum (Fusselman) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 5.48K | 853K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| — O-9-8825 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,156 · prior 12 2,716(+53%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cox, John L.Jan 1993 → Sep 2003
- 2JM Cox Resources, L.P.Oct 2003 → Jul 2018
- 3DE3 Operating LLCAug 2018 → May 2021
- 4Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jun 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 104482-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Jan 9, 1981 | Jan 9, 1981 | Jan 26, 1981 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 1981 | Neal 38 G-9-140489 | Benedum (Fusselman) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. | Producing | 11,300 |
| Apr 15, 1981 | Neal -38- O-9-8825 | Benedum (Fusselman) | Cox John L. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,695 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,163 | 11,230 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 526 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 8.625 | 4,772 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 2.875 | 10,051 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,300 | 7.875 | 1,250 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 10, 1992 | Jan 23, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Mar 5, 1992 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 27, 1981 | — |
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 42-461-31709 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31709 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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