WELL · 42-461-38050 · DISTRICT 7
Neal '40-38B' #3
Upton County · Vertical
Neal '40-38b' #3 (API 42-461-38050) is a permitted well in Upton County filed by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2012 and 2016, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its 2 leases have reported 151K barrels of oil and 317K mcf of gas since May 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 19, 2019
- Permits on file
- 3,078
- Phone
- (303) 623-2300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 14, 2016 |
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 14, 2016
- last permit issued
- —
- 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
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 5 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 |
| Neal '40-38B' O-9-18458 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2013 – Sep 2015 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 812972-99 | Recompletion | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Jan 4, 2016 | Jan 14, 2016 | Mar 2, 2013 | 11,487 |
| 737687-99 | Drill | JM Cox Resources, L.P. | Apr 5, 2012 | Apr 20, 2012 | Mar 2, 2013 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-18334 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-18458 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,801 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,630 | -4,829 |
| Dean | 9,000 | -6,199 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,190 | -6,389 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 10,470 | -7,669 |
| Strawn | 10,750 | -7,949 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,856 | 7,866 | Perforated |
| 8,332 | 8,342 | Perforated |
| 8,550 | 8,560 | Perforated |
| 8,854 | 8,864 | Perforated |
| 9,062 | 9,072 | Perforated |
| 9,304 | 9,348 | Perforated |
| 9,446 | 9,502 | Perforated |
| 9,560 | 9,644 | Perforated |
| 9,770 | 9,972 | Perforated |
| 10,130 | 10,254 | Perforated |
| 10,388 | 10,398 | Perforated |
| 10,535 | 10,806 | Perforated |
| 11,126 | 11,416 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 420 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 5,174 | 11 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 11,487 | 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 | Sep 2, 2015 | Feb 27, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 2014 | Feb 27, 2014 | 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 42-461-38050 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-38050 → 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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