WELL · 42-461-38049 · DISTRICT 7
Neal 40-38B #4
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Vertical
Neal 40-38b #4 (API 42-461-38049) is a well in Upton County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed August 8, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 20, 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by JM Cox Resources, L.P. and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 151K barrels of oil and 317K mcf of gas since May 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by JM Cox Resources, L.P.; 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 | JM Cox Resources, L.P.Apr 20, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 20, 2012
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 2013
- completed
- 151K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 317K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 8, 2013
- 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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal '40-38B' O-9-18334 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 4 | 151K | 317K | May 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,254 · prior 12 4,854(-12%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 12,561 · prior 12 16,335(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1JM Cox Resources, L.P.May 2013 → Apr 2014
- 2Athlon Holdings LPMay 2014 → Jan 2015
- 3Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Feb 2015 → Jan 2020
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737686-99 | Drill | JM Cox Resources, L.P. | Apr 5, 2012 | Apr 20, 2012 | Mar 25, 2013 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-18334 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,797 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,630 | -4,833 |
| Dean | 8,990 | -6,193 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,190 | -6,393 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 10,470 | -7,673 |
| Strawn | 10,750 | -7,953 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,500 | 8,695 | Perforated |
| 8,764 | 8,951 | Perforated |
| 9,132 | 9,332 | Perforated |
| 9,398 | 9,602 | Perforated |
| 9,740 | 9,946 | Perforated |
| 10,054 | 10,338 | Perforated |
| 10,490 | 10,716 | Perforated |
| 10,996 | 11,204 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 418 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 5,227 | 11 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 11,666 | 7.875 | 1,400 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 18, 2014 | Oct 16, 2013 | 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 42-461-38049 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-38049 → 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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