WELL · 42-461-32817 · DISTRICT 7
Neal H.F. 8 #9
Upton County · Benedum (Devonian Gas) field · Vertical
Neal H.F. 8 #9 (API 42-461-32817) is a well in Upton County operated by Arco Permian, completed December 9, 1988.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1992, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Arco Permian on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn, Devonian.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marathon Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 1, 2002 · 739 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Permian |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil Companythrough Oct 1993 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyAug 4, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 4, 1992
- last permit issued
- Dec 9, 1988
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.13K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 9, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal, H.F. "8" G-9-145640 | Benedum (Wolfcamp) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 2.13K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Neal, H.F. "8" O-9-12692 | Benedum (Devonian, Gas) | Arco Permian | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1996 |
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.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Oct 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 401994-99 | Recompletion | Marathon Oil Company | Aug 4, 1992 | Aug 4, 1992 | Jul 22, 1992 | 9,000 |
| 348393-98 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Feb 8, 1989 | Jul 8, 1988 | — | 11,500 |
| 348393-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | Jun 30, 1988 | Jul 8, 1988 | — | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-145640 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-12692 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,691 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,786 | 8,800 | Perforated |
| 11,098 | 11,104 | Perforated |
| 11,114 | 11,122 | Perforated |
| 11,134 | 11,148 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 546 | 17.5 | 1,510 S |
| 8.625 | 4,980 | 12.25 | 2,500 S |
| 5.5 | 11,550 | 7.875 | 1,965 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 | Aug 19, 1993 | Jun 7, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 6, 1989 | Jul 31, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 23, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-461-32817 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32817 → 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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