TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · MCELROY LEASE · API 42-149-31117 · DISTRICT 03
McElroy #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Mcelroy #1 (API 42-149-31117) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Trivista Operating LLC, completed October 30, 1992 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2021.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1992, permitted to 12,334 ft.
It was permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc. and has since transferred to Trivista Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Giddings, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 30, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3
- Phone
- (979) 366-2700
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trivista Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Trivista Operating LLCthrough May 2021 |
| Latest permit | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Sep 4, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,334
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 4, 1992
- last permit issued
- Oct 30, 1992
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 30, 1992
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2021
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy G-3-96314 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Trivista Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.16M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1999
- 2Fenn, Bill Inc.May 1993 → Aug 1993
- 3Bowman, Fred Inc.Feb 1999 → Feb 2006
- 4Texas Vanguard Oil CompanyMar 2006 → Sep 2013
- 5Trivista Operating LLCOct 2013 → May 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 403113-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Sep 3, 1992 | Sep 4, 1992 | Sep 4, 1992 | 11,500 |
| 124187-99 | Drill | Tipco | Jul 8, 1981 | Jul 8, 1981 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 30, 1992 | McElroy G-3-96314 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Trivista Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2021 | 12,334 |
| Oct 30, 1992 | McElroy G-3-96314 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Trivista Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2021 | 12,334 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 430 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,700 | -10,270 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,775 | 12,334 | Perforated |
| 11,103 | 11,374 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 40 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,050 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 2.875 | 11,036 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 12,120 | 8.75 | 950 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 | Mar 3, 1993 | Dec 30, 1992 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 9, 1981 | — |
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 42-149-31117 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31117 → 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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