TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · API 42-461-35932 · DISTRICT 6E
Davidson 48B #5
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Davidson 48b #5 (API 42-461-35932) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged October 23, 2024, last operated by Ovintiv USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 18, 2008, permitted to 10,300 ft.
It was permitted by Forest Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 167K barrels of oil and 354K mcf of gas since January 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Forest Oil Corporation; 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 | Forest Oil CorporationJul 18, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 18, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 2010
- completed
- 167K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 354K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 23, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davidson "48A" O-9-17122 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 3 | 61.6K | 96.5K | Jan 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Davidson "48B" O-9-17123 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 3 | 105K | 257K | Mar 2010 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Sandridge Expl. and Prod., LLCMay 2010 → Sep 2010
- 2Athlon Energy Operating LLCOct 2010 → Dec 2013
- 3Athlon Holdings LPJan 2014 → Jan 2015
- 4Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 5Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 663675-99 | Drill | Forest Oil Corporation | Jun 4, 2008 | Jul 18, 2008 | Nov 20, 2009 | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 19, 2010 | Davidson 48B O-9-17123 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 19, 2010 | Davidson 48A O-9-17122 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,825 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,750 | -1,925 |
| San Andres | 6,014 | -3,189 |
| Spraberry | 7,744 | -4,919 |
| Dean | 9,082 | -6,257 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,266 | -6,441 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,840 | 7,860 | Perforated |
| 8,320 | 8,340 | Perforated |
| 8,600 | 8,620 | Perforated |
| 9,450 | 9,870 | Perforated |
| 9,760 | 9,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,685 | 11 | 1,435 S |
| 4.5 | 10,114 | 7.875 | 990 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 25, 2014 | Apr 21, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 2010 | Apr 21, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 2010 | — | — |
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 42-461-35932 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-35932 → 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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