WELL · 42-371-30517 · DISTRICT 8
McElreath #1
Pecos County · Sheffield Townsite (Penn.) field · Horizontal
Mcelreath #1 (API 42-371-30517) is a plugged horizontal well in Pecos County, plugged August 26, 2009, last operated by Staley Operating CO..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2006, permitted to 8,900 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Anhydrate, Yates, Pennsylvanian.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 17, 2021
- Permits on file
- 133
- Phone
- (432) 682-3749
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Staley Operating Co. |
| Production reports | Staley Operating Co.through Oct 2008 |
| Latest permit | Staley Operating Co.Apr 7, 2006 |
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 7, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 124K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Aug 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 26, 2009
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElreath G-10-208592 | Sheffield Townsite (Penn.) | Staley Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 124K | Mar 2005 – Aug 2009 |
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.
- 1Staley Operating Co.Mar 2005 → Oct 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617225-99 | Recompletion | Staley Operating Co. | Apr 7, 2006 | Apr 7, 2006 | Apr 19, 2006 | 8,900 |
| 556165-99 | Reenter | Staley Operating Co. | Jan 13, 2005 | Jan 13, 2005 | Jan 26, 2005 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-10-208592 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,161 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anhydrate | 658 | 1,503 |
| Yates | 820 | 1,341 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 7,582 | -5,421 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 7,634 | -5,473 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,588 | 7,598 | Perforated |
| 7,642 | 7,658 | Perforated |
| — | 9,274 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 625 | 17.5 | 625 S |
| 7 | 739 | 7.875 | 260 S |
| 8.625 | 2,526 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.875 | 7,525 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,583 | 6.125 | 100 S |
| 2.375 | 9,248 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,691 | 7.875 | 380 S |
| 5.5 | 9,692 | 7.875 | 380 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 | Sep 28, 2009 | Aug 28, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 2005 | Apr 20, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 9, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 23, 1971 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-371-30517 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-371-30517 → 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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