TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · NEAL "40-38" LEASE · API 42-461-31820 · DISTRICT 6E
Neal 40-38 #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Neal 40-38 #1 (API 42-461-31820) is a well in Upton County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed March 10, 1982 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 25, 1981, permitted to 9,350 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Redbeds, Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 69.6K barrels of oil and 294K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The lease carries 2 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.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 12, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,391
- 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 Jan 2020 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Sep 25, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 25, 1981
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 1982
- completed
- 69.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 294K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 1982
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2020
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal "40-38" O-9-9469 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 69.6K | 294K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2020 |
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.
- 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
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 134524-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Sep 25, 1981 | Sep 25, 1981 | — | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 1982 | Neal 40-38 O-9-9469 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Shut In · shut in Apr 1, 2020 | 9,350 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,800 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,643 | 7,678 | Perforated |
| 7,643 | 9,278 | Perforated |
| 8,236 | 8,556 | Perforated |
| 8,990 | 9,278 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 435 | 17 | 435 S |
| 8.625 | 4,950 | 11 | 950 S |
| 2.375 | 7,520 | — | — |
| 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. 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 | Sep 11, 2013 | Sep 11, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 26, 1982 | — |
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 42-461-31820 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-31820 → 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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