TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · API 42-461-31777 · DISTRICT 6E
Neal 38-B #1
Upton County · Benedum (Fusselman) field · Vertical
Neal 38-B #1 (API 42-461-31777) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged May 27, 1992, last operated by Cox John L..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 15, 1981, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Redbeds, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 21, 2003
- Permits on file
- 1,123
- Phone
- (432) 682-9435
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cox John L. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Jun 15, 1981 |
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 15, 1981
- last permit issued
- Aug 12, 1981
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 12, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 27, 1992
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 →
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Neal 38-B
Cox John L.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Upton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsPermits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 120918-98 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Jun 2, 1981 | Jun 15, 1981 | — | 11,500 |
| 120918-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Jun 15, 1981 | Jun 15, 1981 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 12, 1981 | Neal 38 B O-9-9050 | Benedum (Fusselman) | Cox John L. | Plugged | — |
| Aug 12, 1981 | Neal 38-B G-9-138386 | Benedum (Fusselman) | Cox John L. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,694 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,114 | 11,186 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 497 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,730 | 11 | 950 S |
| 8.625 | 4,730 | 11.5 | 950 S |
| 2.875 | 9,687 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,315 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 | Aug 16, 1991 | May 15, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 20, 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 42-461-31777 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31777 → 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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