WELL · 42-461-37615 · DISTRICT 7
Virgil Powell A #4
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Virgil Powell A #4 (API 42-461-37615) is a well in Upton County operated by Civitas Permian Operating LLC, completed December 21, 2011 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 1, 2011, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wtg Exploration and has since transferred to Civitas Permian Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Dean, Wolfcamp, Bend.
Its lease has reported 27.9K barrels of oil and 104K mcf of gas since December 2011, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by WTG Exploration; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 477 permits on file · (432) 563-8316
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Civitas Permian Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Civitas Permian Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | WTG ExplorationSep 1, 2011 |
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
- Sep 1, 2011
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 2011
- completed
- 27.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 104K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2011 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 2011
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Powell "A" O-9-17701 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Civitas Permian Operating, LLC | 1 | 27.9K | 104K | Dec 2011 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 382 · prior 12 755(-49%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 982 · prior 12 3,099(-68%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WTG ExplorationJun 2012 → Nov 2024
- 2Civitas Permian Operating, LLCDec 2024 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 723189-99 | Drill | WTG Exploration | Aug 26, 2011 | Sep 1, 2011 | Sep 23, 2011 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17701 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,840 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,283 | 10,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 546 | 12.25 | 250 S |
| 5.5 | 10,670 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Jan 17, 2013 | Jan 11, 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 42-461-37615 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-37615 → 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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