TEXAS · WELLS · GAINES COUNTY · ELAM, WB LEASE · API 42-165-36200 · DISTRICT 7B
Elam WB #4
Gaines County · Harris (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Elam WB #4 (API 42-165-36200) is a well in Gaines County operated by Parallel Petroleum LLC, completed December 6, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 2, 2004, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Lynx Operating CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Parallel Petroleum LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 798K barrels of oil and 92.1K mcf of gas since June 2002, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 13 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lynx Operating Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 14, 2026
- Permits on file
- 254
- Phone
- (432) 684-3727
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parallel Petroleum LLC |
| Production reports | Parallel Petroleum LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Sep 2, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 2, 2004
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 2004
- completed
- 798K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 92.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 13 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elam, WB O-11-68515 | Harris (San Andres) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | 13 | 798K | 92.1K | Jun 2002 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 28,911 · prior 12 28,786(+0%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 12(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lynx Operating Co., Inc.Dec 2002 → Oct 2005
- 2Parallel Petroleum CorporationNov 2005 → Jan 2010
- 3Parallel Petroleum LLCFeb 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550437-99 | Drill | Lynx Operating Co., Inc. | Sep 2, 2004 | Sep 2, 2004 | Sep 9, 2004 | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 2004 | Elam WB O-11-68515 | Harris (San Andres) | Parallel Petroleum LLC | Producing | 5,000 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,262 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,867 | 395 |
| Queen | 3,980 | -718 |
| San Andres | 4,524 | -1,262 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,582 | 4,590 | Perforated |
| 4,740 | 4,748 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,765 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 4,999 | 7.875 | 825 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 8, 2005 | Dec 31, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-165-36200 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-36200 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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