TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · ELROD LEASE · API 42-317-36173 · DISTRICT 7B
Elrod #7
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Elrod #7 (API 42-317-36173) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged May 12, 2025, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 19, 2010, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Berry Oil Comp. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 417K barrels of oil and 746K mcf of gas since April 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 8 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Berry Oil Comp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Berry Oil Comp.Aug 19, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 2010
- last permit issued
- Feb 15, 2012
- completed
- 417K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 746K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 15, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 12, 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 lease 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elrod O-10-40232 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | XTO Energy Inc. | 8 | 417K | 746K | Apr 2010 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 8,318 · prior 12 13,424(-38%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 22,547 · prior 12 17,875(+26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Berry Oil Comp.Apr 2010 → Jun 2014
- 2Linn Operating, Inc.Jul 2014 → Oct 2014
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Nov 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699517-98 | Drill | Berry Oil Comp. | Dec 14, 2010 | Aug 19, 2010 | Nov 5, 2010 | 12,000 |
| 699517-99 | Drill | Berry Oil Comp. | Jul 22, 2010 | Aug 19, 2010 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 15, 2012 | Elrod O-10-40232 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | XTO Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,542 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,479 | -2,937 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK LIME | 5,479 | -2,937 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,681 | -4,139 |
| SpraberryMIDDLE SPRABERRY | 7,187 | -4,645 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 7,610 | -5,068 |
| Dean | 7,985 | -5,443 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,175 | -5,633 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,688 | 10,522 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 516 | 17.5 | 520 S |
| 8.625 | 4,692 | 11 | 1,720 S |
| 5.5 | 11,038 | 7.875 | 1,500 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 | Aug 6, 2013 | Aug 16, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 2011 | Jan 31, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 27, 2011 | — | — |
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 42-317-36173 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-36173 → 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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