WELL · 42-461-37017 · DISTRICT 7
Neal 38 #4
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Neal 38 #4 (API 42-461-37017) is a well in Upton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed March 24, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 1, 2010, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mariner Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 310K barrels of oil and 511K mcf of gas since May 2011, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mariner Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Mariner Energy, Inc.Oct 1, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 1, 2010
- last permit issued
- Mar 24, 2012
- completed
- 310K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 511K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 24, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal 38 O-9-17543 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 6 | 310K | 511K | May 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,144 · prior 12 5,261(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,324 · prior 12 6,415(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Apache CorporationMay 2011 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 702761-99 | Drill | Mariner Energy, Inc. | Sep 24, 2010 | Oct 1, 2010 | Aug 24, 2011 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17543 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,796 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,626 | 10,793 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 425 | 17.5 | 425 S |
| 8.625 | 4,524 | 11 | 1,050 S |
| 5.5 | 10,896 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 | Mar 27, 2013 | May 21, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 26, 2013 | Mar 15, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-461-37017 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-37017 → 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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