WELL · 42-461-41279 · DISTRICT 7
Neal 39A #5HE
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Horizontal
Neal 39a #5HE (API 42-461-41279) is a plugged horizontal well in Upton County, plugged December 3, 2019, last operated by Ovintiv USA Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 14, 2019, permitted to 10,300 ft.
It was permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(USA) Inc. and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Devonian, Ellenburger, Fusselman, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 2.02M barrels of oil and 4.99M mcf of gas since September 2019, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1,390 permits on file · (877) 386-2200
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 | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Aug 14, 2019 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 14, 2019
- last permit issued
- Sep 19, 2019
- completed
- 2.02M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.99M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 19, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 3, 2019
Surface location
31.532395, -102.053515
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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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal 39A O-9-20469 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 6 | 2.02M | 4.99M | Sep 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 94,748 · prior 12 93,338(+2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 280,380 · prior 12 443,758(-37%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc.Jan 2020 → Jan 2020
- 2Ovintiv USA Inc.Feb 2020 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 856028-97 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Nov 5, 2019 | Aug 14, 2019 | Sep 18, 2019 | 10,300 |
| 856028-98 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Sep 25, 2019 | Aug 14, 2019 | Sep 18, 2019 | 10,300 |
| 856028-99 | Drill | Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. | Aug 8, 2019 | Aug 14, 2019 | Nov 23, 2019 | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-20469 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,803 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
| Yates | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 550 | 17.5 | 595 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 21, 2020 | Jan 13, 2020 | 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 42-461-41279 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-41279 → 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 neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Neal 39A42-461-41378
0.0 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,632 | 172 |
| San Andres | 4,738 | -1,934 |
| Spraberry | 7,680 | -4,876 |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Devonian | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal 39B42-461-41280
0.0 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,630 | 173 |
| San Andres | 4,736 | -1,933 |
| Spraberry | 7,676 | -4,873 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal 39B42-461-41281
0.0 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,630 | 173 |
| San Andres | 4,736 | -1,933 |
| Spraberry | 7,676 | -4,873 |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal 39B42-461-41282
0.0 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,630 | 173 |
| San Andres | 4,736 | -1,933 |
| Spraberry | 7,676 | -4,873 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,193 | -6,390 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Strawn | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal 39B42-461-41283
0.0 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,630 | 173 |
| San Andres | 4,736 | -1,933 |
| Spraberry | 7,676 | -4,873 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,193 | -6,390 |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal 39B42-461-41284
0.0 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,630 | 173 |
| San Andres | 4,736 | -1,933 |
| Spraberry | 7,676 | -4,873 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal 39A42-461-41278
0.1 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,632 | 171 |
| San Andres | 4,738 | -1,935 |
| Spraberry | 7,680 | -4,877 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,194 | -6,391 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Grayburg | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal 39A42-461-41277
0.2 KM · Encana Oil & Gas(usa) Inc. · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,632 | 171 |
| San Andres | 4,738 | -1,935 |
| Spraberry | 7,680 | -4,877 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,194 | -6,391 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Grayburg | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
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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