TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · API 42-461-33788 · DISTRICT 6E
Davidson 48B #4
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Davidson 48b #4 (API 42-461-33788) is a well in Upton County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed November 5, 1997 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 10, 1997, permitted to 10,101 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 392K barrels of oil and 803K mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 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 PermianJun 10, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,101
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 10, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 5, 1997
- completed
- 392K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 803K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 5, 1997
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2022
- 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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson "48B" O-9-17123 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 3 | 105K | 257K | Mar 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Davidson "48" O-9-14672 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 6 | 287K | 545K | Oct 1997 – Feb 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 290 · prior 12 730(-60%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,372 · prior 12 4,506(-47%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianOct 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Jun 2003
- 3OXY USA WTP LPJul 2003 → Jul 2003
- 4Forest Oil CorporationAug 2003 → Dec 2009
- 5Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCJan 2010 → Sep 2010
- 6Athlon Energy Operating LLCOct 2010 → Dec 2013
- 7Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 8Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 9Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463476-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | Jun 6, 1997 | Jun 10, 1997 | Sep 28, 1997 | 10,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1997 | Davidson 48B O-9-17123 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2022 | 10,101 |
| Nov 5, 1997 | Davidson 48 O-9-14672 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,822 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 7,158 | -4,336 |
| Spraberry | 7,705 | -4,883 |
| Dean | 8,998 | -6,176 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,267 | -6,445 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,830 | 7,850 | Perforated |
| 8,496 | 8,416 | Perforated |
| 9,520 | 9,540 | Perforated |
| 9,830 | 9,850 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 367 | 14.75 | 200 S |
| 8.625 | 4,993 | 11 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 10,106 | 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 | May 3, 2010 | Dec 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 21, 1998 | Dec 29, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 7, 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 42-461-33788 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33788 → 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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