WELL · 42-165-33174 · DISTRICT 8
Elam #1506Y
Gaines County · Vertical
Elam #1506Y (API 42-165-33174) is a permitted well in Gaines County filed by Lynx Operating CO., Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2010, permitted to 4,500 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yates, Queen.
Its 2 leases have reported 85.8K barrels of oil and 57.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 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 | none |
| Production reports | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Mar 12, 2010 |
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 2010
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 85.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 57.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elam (Queen Sand) Unit O-11-19723 | Harris (Queen) | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | 8 | 78.4K | 29.9K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Elam, L. O-11-65313 | Harris (Queen) | Clear Fork, Incorporated | 1 | 7.36K | 27.9K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,000 · prior 12 521(+92%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1996
- 2Vogel, A. J., Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 3Clear Fork, IncorporatedAug 1994 → Jul 2003
- 4Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Aug 2003 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 692534-99 | Recompletion | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | Mar 8, 2010 | Mar 12, 2010 | — | 3,300 |
| 268380-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Feb 28, 1985 | Mar 4, 1985 | Mar 27, 1985 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-19723 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-19723 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-65313 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,296 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,170 | 4,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,786 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 5.5 | 4,260 | 7.875 | 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 | Mar 3, 1997 | Apr 24, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1996 | Apr 24, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 1985 | Apr 24, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 2, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-165-33174 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33174 → 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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