TEXAS · WELLS · MARTIN COUNTY · ELLIS 25 LEASE · API 42-317-37892 · DISTRICT 7B
Ellis 25 #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Ellis 25 #1 (API 42-317-37892) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged May 8, 2023, last operated by SM Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 12, 2012, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Crownquest Operating, LLC and has since transferred to SM Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Strawn, Mississippian.
Its lease has reported 18.2K barrels of oil and 57.6K mcf of gas since August 2012, last reporting in June 2023. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Crownquest Operating, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 2,485
- Phone
- (303) 861-8140
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | SM Energy Company |
| Production reports | SM Energy Companythrough May 2020 |
| Latest permit | Crownquest Operating, LLCJun 12, 2012 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 2012
- last permit issued
- Apr 15, 2019
- completed
- 18.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 57.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2012 THROUGH Jun 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 15, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 8, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis 25 O-10-43247 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | 2 | 18.2K | 57.6K | Aug 2012 – Jun 2023 |
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.
- 1Crownquest Operating, LLCAug 2012 → Nov 2013
- 2Breitburn Operating L.P.Dec 2013 → Oct 2017
- 3Birch Operations, Inc.May 2018 → Jan 2019
- 4SM Energy CompanyFeb 2019 → Apr 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 740979-99 | Drill | Crownquest Operating, LLC | May 17, 2012 | Jun 12, 2012 | Jul 12, 2012 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 15, 2019 | Ellis 25 O-10-43247 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | SM Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,528 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,124 | -4,596 |
| Strawn | 9,715 | -7,187 |
| Mississippian | 10,065 | -7,537 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,124 | 10,300 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 207 | 17.5 | 250 S |
| 8.625 | 4,333 | 11 | 1,000 S |
| 5.5 | 10,548 | 7.875 | 1,750 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 | Mar 8, 2021 | Feb 24, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Oct 21, 2013 | Nov 29, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-317-37892 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-37892 → 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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