WELL · 42-355-31844 · DISTRICT 4

Elliff J.S. et AL #20

Plugged

Nueces County · Stratton (Goliad) field  · Vertical

Elliff J.S. ET AL #20 (API 42-355-31844) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged June 24, 2010, last operated by Apache Corporation.

The RRC has issued 6 drilling permits (amended once) between 1981 and 1995, permitted to 9,500 ft.

It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Goliad, G-29-5, H-37,Res 2, H-37,Res.2.

Operator of record

Apache Corporation

Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Dec 3, 2025
Permits on file
9,756
Phone
(713) 954-5500

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleApache Corporation
Production reportsUnion Pacific Resources Companythrough Aug 1997
Latest permitUnion Pacific Resources CompanyOct 24, 1995

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

9,500
total depth, ft
7
permits on file
Oct 24, 1995
last permit issued
Oct 26, 1995
completed
0
cumulative oil, bbl
63.5K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2010

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Oct 26, 1995
Shut in
—
Plugged
Jun 24, 2010

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 7 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Elliff, J.S. et AL G-4-156043Stratton (Goliad)Apache Corporation1063.5KOct 1995 – Jun 2010
Elliff, J.S. et AL G-4-138863Stratton (Consolidated)Union Pacific Resources Company100Jan 1993 – Oct 1995
Elliff, J. S. et AL G-4-141123Agua Dulce (Consolidated Frio)Union Pacific Resources Company100Jan 1993 – Oct 1995
— G-4-97551——000—
— G-4-97553——000—
— O-4-11713——000—
— O-4-11900——000—

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.

  1. 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 1995 → Aug 1997

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
441215-99RecompletionUnion Pacific Resources CompanyOct 24, 1995Oct 24, 1995Oct 12, 19951,500
397012-99RecompletionUnion Pacific Resources CompanyFeb 26, 1992Mar 30, 1992Nov 4, 19919,006
388873-99RecompletionUnion Pacific Resources CompanyJun 11, 1991Jun 11, 1991Jun 13, 19919,006
375372-97RecompletionUnion Pacific Resources CompanyMar 6, 1991Jul 10, 1990Aug 30, 19909,006
375372-99RecompletionUnion Pacific Resources CompanyJul 10, 1990Jul 10, 1990—9,006
366341-99RecompletionUnion Pacific Resources CompanyNov 10, 1989Nov 10, 1989—9,006
134606-99DrillChamplin Petroleum Co.Sep 28, 1981Sep 28, 1981Sep 26, 19819,500

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
Oct 26, 1995Elliff J.S. et AL G-4-156043Stratton (Goliad)Apache CorporationPlugged—
Jul 8, 1991Elliff J.S. et AL G-4-138863Stratton (Consolidated)Union Pacific Resources CompanyPlugged—
Feb 18, 1991Elliff J.S. et AL O-4-11900Agua DulceUnion Pacific Resources CompanyPlugged—
Nov 14, 1989Elliff J.S. et AL O-4-11713Agua Dulce (7050)Union Pacific Resources CompanyPlugged—
Jan 1, 1987Elliff J. S. et AL G-4-97553Stratton (Consolidated)Union Pacific Resources CompanyPlugged—
Jan 1, 1987Elliff J. S. et AL G-4-97551Stratton (Consolidated)Union Pacific Resources CompanyPlugged—
—Elliff J.S. et AL O-4-11713Agua Dulce (7050)Union Pacific Resources CompanyPlugged—
—Elliff J. S. et AL G-4-141123Agua Dulce (Consolidated Frio)Union Pacific Resources CompanyPlugged—

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 104 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Goliad992-888
G-29-57,024-6,920
H-37,RES 27,495-7,391
H-37,RES.27,495-7,391
H-37, Res. 27,495-7,391
J-2 Res 17,634-7,530
J-2,RES.17,634-7,530
J-2, Res 17,634-7,530
J-2, Res. 17,634-7,530
J-2, RES.17,634-7,530
J-187,893-7,789

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
992998Perforated
6,0326,040Perforated
6,0766,090Perforated
6,4666,474Perforated
6,5146,520Perforated
6,5506,559Perforated
6,9326,944Perforated
7,0247,028Perforated
7,4927,522Perforated
7,4957,515Perforated
7,6347,642Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
7.6251,4909.875950 S
10.751,53014.75940 S
2.3757,445——
2.3757,570——
7.6257,5969.875950 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Mar 27, 1996Nov 8, 1995Yes
00Dec 1, 1995——
00Jul 9, 1992Apr 9, 1992Yes
00Apr 17, 1992——
00Aug 23, 1991Jul 22, 1991Yes
00Aug 6, 1991——
00Apr 16, 1991Jul 11, 1990—
00Apr 10, 1991Mar 6, 1991Yes
00Mar 18, 1991Aug 20, 1990—
00Oct 1, 1990Aug 20, 1990—
00Sep 14, 1990Dec 12, 1989—
00Sep 12, 1990Dec 12, 1989—
00Feb 7, 1990Dec 12, 1989—
00Jan 9, 1990——
00Nov 19, 1987Oct 9, 1987Yes
00Nov 6, 1987Oct 9, 1987—
00Jan 12, 1984Dec 18, 1981—

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.

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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