WELL · 42-423-31796 · DISTRICT 6
McElroy #3
Smith County · Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Directional
Mcelroy #3 (API 42-423-31796) is a well in Smith County operated by Breitburn Operating L.P., completed January 2, 2005.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2004 and 2014, permitted to 12,160 ft.
It was permitted by Quantum Resources Management,LLC and has since transferred to Breitburn Operating L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Cotton Valley, Taylor.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.5K barrels of oil and 254K mcf of gas since January 2005, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Quantum Resources Management,llc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Keithville, LA · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 323 permits on file · (866) 616-9445
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Breitburn Operating L.P. |
| Production reports | Breitburn Operating L.P.through Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Quantum Resources Management,llcJul 30, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,160
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jan 2, 2005
- completed
- 2.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 254K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 2, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Oil Unit 1 O-6-15377 | Overton (Travis Peak) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 2.5K | 2.47K | Nov 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| McElroy G-6-208056 | Overton (Cotton Valley Sand) | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 1 | 0 | 251K | Jan 2005 – May 2021 |
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.
- 1Encore Operating, L.P.Jan 2005 → Jul 2010
- 2Quantum Resources Management,llcOct 2010 → Oct 2014
- 3Breitburn Operating L.P.Nov 2014 → Mar 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 790447-99 | Recompletion | Quantum Resources Management,llc | Jun 26, 2014 | Jul 30, 2014 | Aug 20, 2014 | 12,160 |
| 547893-97 | Drill | Encore Operating, L.P. | Sep 2, 2004 | Jul 8, 2004 | Nov 21, 2004 | 12,000 |
| 547893-98 | Drill | Encore Operating, L.P. | Jul 21, 2004 | Jul 8, 2004 | — | 12,000 |
| 547893-99 | Drill | Encore Operating, L.P. | Jul 7, 2004 | Jul 8, 2004 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-208056 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-15377 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 432 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettit | 8,113 | -7,681 |
| Travis Peak | 8,302 | -7,870 |
| PettitPETTET | 8,360 | -7,928 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,260 | -9,828 |
| Cotton Valley | 11,532 | -11,100 |
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 11,793 | -11,361 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,707 | 8,713 | Perforated |
| 8,748 | 8,760 | Perforated |
| 11,087 | 12,037 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,780 | 12.25 | 1,580 S |
| 5.5 | 12,160 | 7.875 | 1,375 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 | Apr 7, 2015 | Mar 31, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2005 | Feb 2, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-423-31796 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31796 → scanned completion filings
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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