WELL · 42-461-43020 · DISTRICT 7
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit #9703LH
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Neal Ranch 97 A Unit #9703LH (API 42-461-43020) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Cog Operating LLC, completed December 3, 2025 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 12, 2024, permitted to 10,075 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Spraberry.
Its lease has reported 781K barrels of oil and 1.39M mcf of gas since February 2025, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 4,568
- Phone
- (432) 683-7443
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | COG Operating LLC |
| Production reports | COG Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | COG Operating LLCDec 12, 2024 |
- 10,075
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 2024
- last permit issued
- Dec 3, 2025
- completed
- 781K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
Surface location
31.471581, -102.131756
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 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Neal Ranch 97 a Unit O-9-22990 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | COG Operating LLC | 10 | 781K | 1.39M | Feb 2025 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 780,800 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,387,202 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1COG Operating LLCDec 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 903650-99 | Drill | COG Operating LLC | Oct 29, 2024 | Dec 12, 2024 | Apr 22, 2025 | 10,075 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-22990 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,829 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,652 | 177 |
| Grayburg | 4,234 | -1,405 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - SALTWATER FLOW | 4,910 | -2,081 |
| Spraberry | 7,571 | -4,742 |
| Spraberry | 7,572 | -4,743 |
| Devonian | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Fusselman | — | — |
| Strawn | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,881 | 19,194 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 576 | 17.5 | 625 S |
| 9.625 | 5,538 | 12.25 | 1,265 S |
| 5.5 | 19,299 | 8.5 | 2,515 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 27, 2026 | Jan 15, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Jul 10, 2025 | Jun 18, 2025 | 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 42-461-43020 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-43020 → 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.
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit42-461-43021
0.0 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,651 | 178 |
| Grayburg | 4,381 | -1,552 |
| San Andres | 4,898 | -2,069 |
| Spraberry | 7,578 | -4,749 |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit42-461-43019
0.0 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,653 | 176 |
| Grayburg | 4,283 | -1,454 |
| San Andres | 4,920 | -2,091 |
| Spraberry | 7,567 | -4,738 |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — | |
| Ellenburger | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit42-461-43018
0.0 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,654 | 175 |
| Grayburg | 4,305 | -1,476 |
| San Andres | 4,918 | -2,089 |
| Spraberry | 7,568 | -4,739 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit42-461-43016
0.6 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,662 | 169 |
| Grayburg | 4,227 | -1,396 |
| San Andres | 4,910 | -2,079 |
| Spraberry | 7,571 | -4,740 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,879 | -6,048 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit42-461-43017
0.6 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,663 | 168 |
| Grayburg | 4,218 | -1,387 |
| San Andres | 4,906 | -2,075 |
| Spraberry | 7,578 | -4,747 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit42-461-43014
0.6 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,664 | 167 |
| Grayburg | 4,206 | -1,375 |
| San Andres | 4,904 | -2,073 |
| Spraberry | 7,581 | -4,750 |
| Strawn | — | |
| Devonian | — | |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit42-461-43015
0.6 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,666 | 165 |
| Grayburg | 4,216 | -1,385 |
| San Andres | 4,904 | -2,073 |
| Spraberry | 7,583 | -4,752 |
| Devonian | — | |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| Fusselman | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Neal Ranch 97 a Unit42-461-43012
0.6 KM · COG Operating LLC · Section with this well →
| Yates | 2,666 | 165 |
| Grayburg | 4,233 | -1,402 |
| San Andres | 4,906 | -2,075 |
| Spraberry | 7,583 | -4,752 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,904 | -6,073 |
| Ellenburger | — | |
| Strawn | — | |
| 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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