TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MELINDA LEASE · API 42-461-38461 · DISTRICT 6E
Melinda #2516
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Melinda #2516 (API 42-461-38461) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged October 8, 2018, last operated by Ovintiv USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 12, 2012, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Hpc Energy LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 3.64M barrels of oil and 10.5M mcf of gas since June 2010, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 38 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by HPC Energy LLC; 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
- 1,391
- 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 | HPC Energy LLCDec 12, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 2012
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 2013
- completed
- 3.64M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2010 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 8, 2018
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 38 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melinda O-9-17295 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 38 | 3.64M | 10.5M | Jun 2010 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,848 · prior 12 8,420(-42%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,161 · prior 12 20,460(-85%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Summit Petroleum LLCJun 2010 → Sep 2012
- 2HPC Energy LLCOct 2012 → Aug 2013
- 3Henry Resources LLCSep 2013 → Dec 2022
- 4Ovintiv USA Inc.Jan 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 751207-98 | Drill | HPC Energy LLC | Jan 15, 2013 | Dec 12, 2012 | Dec 19, 2012 | 13,000 |
| 751207-99 | Drill | HPC Energy LLC | Nov 8, 2012 | Dec 12, 2012 | Dec 19, 2012 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 2013 | Melinda O-9-17295 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,829 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkTOP OF CLEARFORK | 7,380 | -4,551 |
| SpraberryTOP OF SPRABERRY | 7,820 | -4,991 |
| WolfcampTOP OF WOLFCAMP | 9,145 | -6,316 |
| StrawnTOP OF STRAWN | 10,535 | -7,706 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,311 | 10,535 | Perforated |
| 10,535 | 10,923 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 395 | 16 | 340 S |
| 8.625 | 4,764 | 11 | 325 S |
| 5.5 | 11,135 | 7.875 | 645 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Sep 19, 2013 | Apr 5, 2013 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 23, 2014. Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON POROSITYSpans Clear Fork, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn | TIFF | 4,760 to 11,087 | Jan 23, 2014run Jan 24, 2013 | 4.76 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-461-38461 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-38461 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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