WELL · 42-165-10677 · DISTRICT 8
Elam 14 #6Y
Gaines County · Newsom (Yates) field · Vertical
Elam 14 #6Y (API 42-165-10677) is a well in Gaines County operated by Lynx Operating CO. Inc., completed September 25, 2010.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued February 16, 2010, permitted to 4,200 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yates.
Its 2 leases have reported 622 barrels of oil and 34.2K mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 117 permits on file · (432) 230-9131
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lynx Operating Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Power Upp Midland 1 LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Feb 16, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 16, 2010
- last permit issued
- Sep 25, 2010
- completed
- 622
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 34.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 25, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elam "14" O-11-71398 | Newsom (Yates) | Power Upp Midland 1 LLC | 1 | 622 | 0 | Oct 2022 – Jul 2026 |
| Elam "14" G-11-258408 | Newsom (Yates) | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 34.2K | Sep 2010 – Mar 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 396 · prior 12 226(+75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Oct 2010 → Sep 2025
- 2Unr Production, L.L.C.Sep 2012 → Feb 2014
- 3Power Upp Midland 1 LLCNov 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 691234-97 | Reenter | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | Dec 27, 2010 | Feb 16, 2010 | Jul 12, 2010 | 4,200 |
| 691234-98 | Reenter | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | Nov 15, 2010 | Feb 16, 2010 | — | 3,300 |
| 691234-99 | Reenter | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | Feb 12, 2010 | Feb 16, 2010 | — | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-11-258408 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-71398 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,046 | 233 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,046 | 3,064 | Perforated |
| — | 4,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 314 | 11 | — |
| 7.625 | 314 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,028 | 6.75 | 900 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 | Feb 11, 2025 | Sep 6, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Jan 5, 2011 | Oct 27, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 3, 2011 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Sep 12, 1966 | — |
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 42-165-10677 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-10677 → 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.
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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