WELL · 42-015-30388 · DISTRICT 3
Monroe Koch Gas Unit #1
Austin County · New Ulm (LWR Wilcox Cons.) field · Vertical
Monroe Koch Gas Unit #1 (API 42-015-30388) is a plugged well in Austin County, plugged November 30, 2018, last operated by Elliott Oil & Gas Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 12, 1977, permitted to 11,025 ft.
It was permitted by Dorchester Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Elliott Oil & Gas Operating CO. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Goliad, Lwr Wilcox.
Its 2 leases have reported 19.4K barrels of oil and 694K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.
Permitted by Dorchester Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Magnolia, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 2, 2026
- Permits on file
- 75
- Phone
- (281) 367-9699
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.through Mar 2015 |
| Latest permit | Dorchester Exploration, Inc.Sep 12, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,025
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jan 7, 2012
- completed
- 19.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 694K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 7, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 30, 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe Koch Gas Unit O-3-25817 | New Ulm (LWR Wilcox Cons.) | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | 1 | 19.4K | 28.9K | Jan 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Monroe Koch Gas Unit G-3-73232 | New Ulm (Wilcox 10,600) | Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 665K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2012 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1AtapcoJan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Tema Oil and Gas, LLCJan 1999 → Feb 1999
- 3Tema Oil and Gas CompanyMar 1999 → May 2010
- 4Elliott Oil & Gas Operating Co.Aug 2010 → Mar 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 957-99 | Drill | Dorchester Exploration, Inc. | Sep 12, 1977 | Sep 12, 1977 | — | 11,025 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-73232 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-25817 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 368 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,756 | 9,764 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,186 | 13.75 | 1,168 S |
| 5.5 | 11,020 | 11 | 1,055 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 | Jul 3, 2012 | Jan 18, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 19, 1977 | — |
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 42-015-30388 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-015-30388 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their 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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