WELL · 42-461-40829 · DISTRICT 7
Melinda #251WA
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Horizontal
Melinda #251WA (API 42-461-40829) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed March 17, 2019.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 26, 2018, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Henry Resources LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.08M barrels of oil and 13.5M mcf of gas since June 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 51 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Henry Resources 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
- 1,390
- 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 | Henry Resources LLCJul 26, 2018 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 26, 2018
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 2019
- completed
- 4.08M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 13.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
31.554444, -102.118200
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Upton County.
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 51 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 – Jul 2026 |
| Melinda O-9-21844 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 13 | 440K | 2.98M | Dec 2022 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 248,857 · prior 12 919,384(-73%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 71,091 · prior 12 123,983(-43%)
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.Dec 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 838481-99 | Drill | Henry Resources LLC | Apr 5, 2018 | Jul 26, 2018 | Sep 22, 2018 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-17295 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-21844 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,838 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,688 | 150 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,976 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 4,814 | -1,976 |
| Spraberry | 8,332 | -5,494 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,176 | -6,338 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,811 | 14,869 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 550 | 17.5 | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 8,828 | 12.25 | 890 S |
| 5.5 | 14,961 | 8.5 | 1,285 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 9, 2023 | Jun 25, 2019 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 31, 2019 | Jun 25, 2019 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 2019 | May 9, 2019 | 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 42-461-40829 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-40829 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbors, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Melinda42-461-40828
0.0 KM · Henry Resources LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,688 | 150 |
| San Andres | 4,814 | -1,976 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,976 |
| Spraberry | 8,332 | -5,494 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,485 | -6,647 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Melinda42-461-40827
0.0 KM · Henry Resources LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,688 | 150 |
| San Andres | 4,814 | -1,976 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,976 |
| Spraberry | 8,332 | -5,494 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,176 | -6,338 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Melinda42-461-41388
1.0 KM · Henry Resources LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,688 | 153 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,973 |
| San Andres | 4,814 | -1,973 |
| Spraberry | 8,332 | -5,491 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,141 | -6,300 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Melinda42-461-41386
1.1 KM · Henry Resources LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,688 | 153 |
| San Andres | 4,814 | -1,973 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,973 |
| Spraberry | 8,332 | -5,491 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Melinda42-461-41407
1.2 KM · Henry Resources LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,688 | 153 |
| San Andres | 4,814 | -1,973 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,973 |
| Spraberry | 8,332 | -5,491 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,141 | -6,300 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Melinda42-461-41406
1.2 KM · Henry Resources LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,688 | 153 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,973 |
| San Andres | 4,814 | -1,973 |
| Spraberry | 8,332 | -5,491 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Melinda42-461-40974
1.4 KM · Henry Resources LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,688 | 151 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,975 |
| San Andres | 4,814 | -1,975 |
| Spraberry | 7,744 | -4,905 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Melinda42-461-40975
1.4 KM · Henry Resources LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,688 | 151 |
| Grayburg | 4,814 | -1,975 |
| San Andres | 4,814 | -1,975 |
| Spraberry | 7,744 | -4,905 |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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