WELL · 42-301-30738 · DISTRICT 8
McElvain -A- #1
Loving County · Hubbard (Cherry Canyon) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Mcelvain -A- #1 (API 42-301-30738) is a well in Loving County operated by Greenlake Energy Operating LLC, completed April 10, 1987 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 9, 1987, permitted to 5,400 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Greenlake Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Delaware, Cherry Canyon.
Its lease has reported 61K barrels of oil and 161K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Greenlake Energy Operating LLC
Permitted by Arco Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Austin, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 1, 2026
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (512) 291-7799
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Greenlake Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | OXY USA Inc.through Dec 2019 |
| Latest permit | Arco Oil & Gas Co.Mar 9, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,400
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 9, 1987
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1987
- completed
- 61K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 161K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1987
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElvain -A- O-10-31200 | Hubbard (Cherry Canyon) | Greenlake Energy Operating, LLC | 2 | 61K | 161K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Laguna Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Nov 1997
- 2Pogo Producing CompanyDec 1997 → Jan 2008
- 3Pogo Producing Company LLCFeb 2008 → Feb 2008
- 4OXY USA Inc.Mar 2008 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327376-98 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Apr 13, 1987 | Mar 9, 1987 | — | 5,400 |
| 327376-99 | Drill | Arco Oil & Gas Co. | Mar 5, 1987 | Mar 9, 1987 | — | 5,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31200 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,708 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 4,082 | -1,374 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,110 | -2,402 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,166 | 5,178 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 943 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 5,350 | 7.875 | 650 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 | May 13, 1987 | Apr 27, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | May 5, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-301-30738 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-301-30738 → 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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