TEXAS · WELLS · MATAGORDA COUNTY · ELMA AYERS GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-321-31750 · DISTRICT 03
Elma Ayers Gas Unit #2
Matagorda County · Tidehaven Deep (Frio 10700) field · Vertical
Elma Ayers Gas Unit #2 (API 42-321-31750) is a plugged well in Matagorda County, plugged February 1, 2006, last operated by Xto Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 29, 1997, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Frio, Nodosaria, Tex Miss, Second Anomalina.
Its lease has reported 733 barrels of oil and 50.4K mcf of gas since March 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation; 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 Jul 2002 |
| Latest permit | Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationDec 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Nov 19, 2002
- completed
- 733
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 50.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1998 THROUGH Jul 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 19, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 1, 2006
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elma Ayers Gas Unit G-3-167983 | Tidehaven, Deep (Frio 10700) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 733 | 50.4K | Mar 1998 – Jul 2002 |
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.
- 1Coastal Oil & Gas CorporationApr 1998 → Jun 2001
- 2El Paso Production Oil & Gas Co.Jul 2001 → Jun 2002
- 3Dominion Expl. & Prod., Inc.Jul 2002 → Jul 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471635-99 | Drill | Coastal Oil & Gas Corporation | Dec 29, 1997 | Dec 29, 1997 | Jan 7, 1998 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 19, 2002 | Elma Ayers Gas Unit G-3-167983 | Tidehaven Deep (Frio 10700) | XTO Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 39 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 6,920 | -6,881 |
| Nodosaria | 7,998 | -7,959 |
| Tex Miss | 9,160 | -9,121 |
| Second Anomalina | 11,555 | -11,516 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,438 | 8,444 | Perforated |
| 11,649 | 11,653 | Perforated |
| 12,016 | 12,022 | Perforated |
| 12,034 | 12,054 | Perforated |
| 12,084 | 12,088 | Perforated |
| 12,302 | 12,382 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 97 | — | — |
| 13.375 | 2,052 | 17.5 | — |
| 9.625 | 10,000 | 12.25 | — |
| 4.5 | 12,918 | 6.75 | — |
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 | Feb 20, 2003 | Dec 18, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | May 26, 1998 | May 6, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | May 14, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-321-31750 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-321-31750 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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