TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · API 42-461-33782 · DISTRICT 7B
Davidson 38C #7
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Davidson 38c #7 (API 42-461-33782) is a well in Upton County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed July 9, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 1997, permitted to 10,152 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its 2 leases have reported 416K barrels of oil and 937K mcf of gas since October 1995, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 11 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Permian; 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
- 1,390
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianMay 8, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,152
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 9, 1997
- completed
- 416K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 937K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 9, 1997
- 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; they carry 11 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson "38" O-10-34728 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 9 | 381K | 813K | Oct 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Davidson "38C" O-10-39931 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 2 | 34.6K | 124K | May 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,652 · prior 12 13,279(+3%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 2,195 · prior 12 2,812(-22%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Terrace Petroleum CorporationOct 1995 → Oct 1995
- 2Arco PermianNov 1995 → Dec 2001
- 3BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Jun 2003
- 4OXY USA WTP LPJul 2003 → Jul 2003
- 5Forest Oil CorporationAug 2003 → Dec 2009
- 6Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Sep 2010
- 7Athlon Energy Operating LLCOct 2010 → Dec 2013
- 8Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 9Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 10Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462038-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | May 6, 1997 | May 8, 1997 | Jun 2, 1997 | 10,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 9, 1997 | Davidson 38C O-10-39931 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Producing | 10,152 |
| Jul 9, 1997 | Davidson 38 O-10-34728 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,829 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 7,201 | -4,372 |
| Spraberry | 7,737 | -4,908 |
| Dean | 9,047 | -6,218 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,282 | -6,453 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,850 | 7,870 | Perforated |
| 8,550 | 8,570 | Perforated |
| 9,350 | 9,380 | Perforated |
| 9,820 | 9,840 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 380 | 14.75 | 210 S |
| 8.625 | 4,952 | 11 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 10,149 | 7.875 | 960 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 | Jun 7, 2010 | Aug 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1998 | Aug 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 19, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-461-33782 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33782 → 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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