TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · NEAL RANCH "44" Z LEASE · API 42-461-33857 · DISTRICT 6E
Neal Ranch 44 Z #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Neal Ranch 44 Z #1 (API 42-461-33857) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged October 4, 2024, last operated by Cog Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 1997, permitted to 10,150 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Cog Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 46.8K barrels of oil and 59.4K mcf of gas since November 1997, last reporting volume in December 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Permian; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 4,568
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | COG Operating LLC |
| Production reports | COG Operating LLCthrough Dec 2023 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianSep 11, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 5, 1997
- completed
- 46.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 59.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Dec 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 5, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 4, 2024
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Ranch "44" Z O-9-14703 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | COG Operating LLC | 1 | 46.8K | 59.4K | Nov 1997 – Dec 2023 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianDec 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → May 2022
- 4COG Operating LLCJun 2022 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467063-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | Sep 3, 1997 | Sep 11, 1997 | Sep 24, 1997 | 10,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 5, 1997 | Neal Ranch 44 Z O-9-14703 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | COG Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,802 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 6,851 | -4,049 |
| Spraberry | 7,679 | -4,877 |
| Dean | 9,071 | -6,269 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,232 | -6,430 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,790 | 7,810 | Perforated |
| 8,530 | 8,550 | Perforated |
| 9,380 | 9,400 | Perforated |
| 9,790 | 9,810 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 405 | 14.75 | 200 S |
| 8.625 | 4,995 | 11 | 400 S |
| 5.5 | 10,018 | 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. 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 | Jan 28, 1998 | Jan 7, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 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 42-461-33857 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33857 → 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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