WELL · 42-165-33968 · DISTRICT 8
E. C. M. Lease #11A
Gaines County · Means N. (Queen Sand) field · Vertical
E. C. M. Lease #11A (API 42-165-33968) is a plugged well in Gaines County, plugged May 8, 2012, last operated by Parallel Petroleum LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 16, 1988, permitted to 4,400 ft.
It was permitted by M-T Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Parallel Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 55K barrels of oil and 36 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 16 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by M-T Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 254 permits on file · (432) 238-9780
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Jan 2025 |
| Latest permit | M-T Petroleum, Inc.May 16, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 16, 1988
- last permit issued
- May 26, 2009
- completed
- 55K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 36
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 26, 2009
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 2012
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; they carry 16 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| E. C. M. Lease O-10-16697 | Means, N. (Queen Sand) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 16 | 55K | 36 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 15(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Caprock Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Sep 2004
- 2Parallel Petroleum CorporationOct 2004 → Jan 2010
- 3Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Jan 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 346545-99 | Drill | M-T Petroleum, Inc. | May 16, 1988 | May 16, 1988 | May 30, 1988 | 4,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-16697 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,148 | 4,152 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 318 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 5.5 | 4,374 | 7.875 | 1,050 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 | Dec 14, 2009 | Jul 29, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jan 29, 1993 | Nov 12, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-165-33968 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-33968 → 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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