WELL · 42-219-34878 · DISTRICT 8
Ellwood A #178
Hockley County · Smyer N. (Canyon) field · Vertical
Ellwood A #178 (API 42-219-34878) is a plugged well in Hockley County, plugged December 10, 2025, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1995, permitted to 9,705 ft.
It was permitted by MW Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Rustler, San Andres, Clear Fork, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.5M barrels of oil and 795K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 170 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by MW Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Active, filed Dec 3, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | MW Petroleum CorporationJul 21, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,705
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 21, 1995
- last permit issued
- Dec 22, 1985
- completed
- 6.5M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 795K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 22, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 10, 2025
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 170 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellwood "A" O-11-6169 | Smyer | Hilcorp Energy Company | 161 | 6.4M | 726K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ellwood "A" O-11-9174 | Smyer, N. (Canyon) | Apache Corporation | 9 | 99K | 68.3K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2010 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 38,982 · prior 12 47,545(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,571 · prior 12 355(+343%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1MW Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Apache CorporationSep 1998 → Nov 2024
- 3Hilcorp Energy CompanyDec 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437544-99 | Recompletion | MW Petroleum Corporation | Jul 5, 1995 | Jul 21, 1995 | Aug 16, 1995 | 9,705 |
| 289652-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Co.-Levelland | Nov 8, 1985 | Nov 8, 1985 | Nov 14, 1985 | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-6169 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-9174 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,418 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Rustler | 2,054 | 1,364 |
| RustlerRUSTLER ANHYDRITE | 2,054 | 1,364 |
| San Andres | 3,900 | -482 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,750 | -2,332 |
| Dean | 6,888 | -3,470 |
| Cisco | 9,158 | -5,740 |
| Canyon | 9,622 | -6,204 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,816 | 5,894 | Perforated |
| 9,634 | 9,643 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 495 | 17.5 | 525 S |
| 9.625 | 4,500 | 12.25 | 1,300 S |
| 7 | 9,705 | 8.75 | 1,080 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 | Sep 11, 2009 | — |
| 00 | Jul 12, 2002 | May 20, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2002 | Feb 17, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 5, 2002 | Jan 3, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1986 | Jan 3, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 11, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-219-34878 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-219-34878 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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