WELL · 42-461-31792 · DISTRICT 7
Powell 35 #2
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Powell 35 #2 (API 42-461-31792) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged April 17, 2000, last operated by Ovintiv USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 21, 1981, permitted to 9,400 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 320K barrels of oil and 671K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Cox, John L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1,390 permits on file · (877) 386-2200
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 | Cox, John L.Jul 21, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 1981
- last permit issued
- Nov 8, 1981
- completed
- 320K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 671K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 8, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 17, 2000
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Powell 35 O-9-9091 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 7 | 320K | 671K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 3,847 · prior 12 6,612(-42%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,401 · prior 12 3,167(-56%)
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 → Apr 2014
- 3Athlon Holdings LPMay 2014 → Jan 2015
- 4Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 5Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125990-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Jul 21, 1981 | Jul 21, 1981 | — | 9,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-9091 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,688 | 9,344 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 400 | 17 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 4,960 | 11 | 950 S |
| 2.375 | 7,550 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 9,350 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 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 42-461-31792 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31792 → 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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