NEW MEXICO · WELLS · EDDY COUNTY · API 30-015-28812 · ARTESIA DISTRICT
Skelly Unit #261
ActiveVertical oil well
- Operator
- LH Operating, LLC
- County
- Eddy
A vertical oil well in Eddy County, New Mexico, operated by LH Operating, LLC. OCD status: active.
Spudded March 17, 1996 and drilled to 3,950 ft measured depth.
Completed in one pool: Grayburg Jackson; Sr-Q-G-SA.
It has reported 59,529 bbl of oil, 21,091 Mcf of gas, and 160,470 bbl of water since June 1996; in the twelve months through August 2026, 838 bbl, 68 Mcf, and 2,983 bbl.
- 838
- bbl oil, 12 months through Aug 2026
- 68
- Mcf gas, same 12 months
- 2,983
- bbl produced water, same 12 months
- 59,529
- bbl oil since Jun 1996 · 21,091 Mcf gas
Reported production
Every month on file for this well on form C-115, summed across its pools and the operators that filed it. The newest months can still be amended.
Last 12 months 1,215 · prior 12 1,126(+8%)
Skelly Unit #261: Oil by month.
Completions
ONE PER POOL THE WELL IS COMPLETED IN
| Pool | Status | Perforations, ft | Completed | Produced | Oil, bbl | Gas, Mcf | Water, bbl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grayburg Jackson; Sr-Q-G-SA | Active · Flowing | 3,384 to 3,525 | Jun 3, 1996 | Jun 1996 to Mar 2026 | 59,529 | 21,091 | 160,470 |
Operators of record
| Operator | From | To |
|---|---|---|
| LH Operating, LLC | Nov 1, 2019 | today |
| Pogo Oil & Gas Operating, Inc | May 3, 2018 | Nov 1, 2019 |
| Linn Operating, LLC. | Aug 26, 2011 | May 3, 2018 |
| Sandridge Exploration and Production, LLC | Jan 14, 2010 | Aug 26, 2011 |
| Forest Oil Corporation | Dec 1, 2005 | Jan 14, 2010 |
| Wiser Oil Co (The) | Jan 29, 1996 | Dec 1, 2005 |
Well record
- API number
- 30-015-28812
- Location
- B-28-17S-31E · 30 FNL, 1400 FEL
- Coordinates
- 32.81274, -103.87065 ↗
- Ground elevation
- 3,800 ft
- Measured depth
- 3,950 ft
- True vertical depth
- 3,950 ft
- Perforations
- 3,384 to 3,525 ft
- Land
- Federal
- Property
- Skelly Unit
- APD
- Approved Jan 29, 1996
- Proposed formation
- Queen
- Target depth
- 4,800 ft
- Spudded
- Mar 17, 1996
About this data
New Mexico Oil Conservation Division (OCD), from its public database extracts. Status and type are in OCD's own words. Production and injection are what operators filed on form C-115, by well and month; twelve-month figures end in Aug 2026, the last month whose filings are in. Locations are from the well's location plat and are approximate. Nothing is estimated.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/3001528812, documented in the API reference.