WELL · 42-461-34326 · DISTRICT 7
Neal Estate 36-A #1
Upton County · Benedum (Devonian Gas) field · Producing · Horizontal
Neal Estate 36-A #1 (API 42-461-34326) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc., completed September 16, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 23, 2002, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by JM Cox Resources, L.P. and has since transferred to Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Cretaceous, Dean, Middle Wc, Devonian.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by JM Cox Resources, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 15,628
- Phone
- (972) 444-4001
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Pioneer Natural Res. USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Jul 23, 2002 |
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
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 2002
- last permit issued
- Sep 16, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 778K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 16, 2002
- 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 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 Estate "36-A" G-9-200440 | Benedum (Devonian, Gas) | Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 778K | Sep 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,865 · prior 12 10,533(-63%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1JM Cox Resources, L.P.Oct 2002 → Jul 2018
- 2DE3 Operating LLCAug 2018 → May 2021
- 3Pioneer Natural Res. USA, Inc.Jun 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522057-98 | Drill | JM Cox Resources, L.P. | Apr 1, 2004 | Jul 23, 2002 | — | 11,500 |
| 522057-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Jul 22, 2002 | Jul 23, 2002 | Jul 25, 2002 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-200440 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,705 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,144 | 15,470 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 512 | 17.5 | 500 S |
| 9.625 | 4,710 | 12.25 | 1,000 S |
| 7 | 10,830 | 8.75 | 800 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 | Nov 2, 2004 | Apr 29, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Jun 4, 2004 | Nov 17, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 16, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-461-34326 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-34326 → 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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