WELL · 42-165-36048 · DISTRICT 8
Elam #2
Gaines County · Robertson N. (San Andres) field · Vertical
Elam #2 (API 42-165-36048) is a well in Gaines County operated by Sabinal Energy Operating LLC, completed December 16, 2003.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 4, 2003, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc. and has since transferred to Sabinal Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Rustler, Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen.
Its 2 leases have reported 362K barrels of oil and 66.7K mcf of gas since December 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 11, 2025
- Permits on file
- 146
- Phone
- (713) 300-5268
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabinal Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Bce-Mach III LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Nov 4, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 2003
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 2003
- completed
- 362K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 66.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 2003
- 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 8 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elam O-11-71084 | Harris (San Andres) | Bce-Mach III LLC | 4 | 130K | 12.3K | Mar 2020 – Jul 2026 |
| Elam O-11-68669 | Robertson, N. (San Andres) | Sabinal Energy Operating, LLC | 4 | 232K | 54.4K | Dec 2003 – Oct 2020 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 14,057 · prior 12 22,800(-38%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,048 · prior 12 1,852(+11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Dec 2003 → Sep 2017
- 2Sabinal Energy Operating, LLCOct 2017 → Aug 2025
- 3Bce-Mach III LLCSep 2025 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538207-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Nov 4, 2003 | Nov 4, 2003 | Nov 27, 2003 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-68669 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-71084 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 1,856 | 1,423 |
| Yates | 2,880 | 399 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,122 | 157 |
| Queen | 3,736 | -457 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,792 | 4,802 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,800 | 12.25 | 1,190 S |
| 5.5 | 5,150 | 7.875 | 1,125 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 | Sep 28, 2020 | Jan 7, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 22, 2004 | Jan 7, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 18, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-165-36048 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36048 → 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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