WELL · 42-461-01126 · DISTRICT 8

McElroy, J. T., Cons. #498

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Upton County  · Vertical

Mcelroy, J. T., Cons. #498 (API 42-461-01126) is a former disposal or injection well in Upton County, last operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; its UIC permits are no longer active.

The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2001, permitted to 13,700 ft.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Bend, Devonian.

Its 3 leases have reported 77.2M barrels of oil and 11M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 1,922 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Chevron U. S. A. Inc.

Based in
Midland, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Jan 30, 2026
Permits on file
9,293
Phone
(866) 212-1212

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore schedulenone
Production reportsScout Energy Management LLCthrough Apr 2026
Latest permitChevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 11, 2001
13,700
total depth, ft
2
permits on file
Jun 11, 2001
last permit issued
—
completed
77.2M
cumulative oil, bbl
11M
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
—
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 1,922 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
McElroy, J. T. Cons. O-9-3676Adamc (Wolfcamp)Scout Energy Management LLC3102K551KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Adamc /Bend/ Unit O-9-5419Adamc (Bend)Scout Energy Management LLC826.7K1MJan 1993 – Jul 2026
McElroy, J. T., Cons. O-10-4161McElroyScout Energy Management LLC1,91177.1M9.49MJan 1993 – Jul 2026

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 1,095,054 · prior 12 955,353(+15%)

050K100K150K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 367,140 · prior 12 240,088(+53%)

020K40K60K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2024
  2. 2Scout Energy Management LLCNov 2024 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
509904-99RecompletionChevron U. S. A. Inc.Jun 6, 2001Jun 11, 2001Jul 10, 20014,000
488006-99RecompletionChevron U. S. A. Inc.Sep 28, 1999Oct 6, 1999—13,700

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-9-3676————
—— O-9-3676————
—— O-9-5419————
—— O-10-4161————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,572 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Wolfcamp8,103-5,531
Bend9,032-6,460
Devonian10,170-7,598

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
2,6232,826Perforated
8,1038,411Perforated
—8,103Perforated
—9,032Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37562514.75600 S
13.375625——
9.6253,60012.252,500 S
9.6253,600——
79,1508.51,105 S
79,1508.751,105 S
79,150——

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
00May 8, 2002Aug 15, 2001Yes
00Mar 21, 2002Feb 22, 1994—
00Mar 28, 1994Feb 22, 1994—
00Mar 2, 1994——
00Jan 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.

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.

Beyond the permit record

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Injection

0
bbl, last 12 reported months
0
bbl, all reported
Jun 2025
reported through
UICKindStatusPermitted bbl/dMax psiZone ft
000089466H-1 InjectionNot activated20,0005,70011,437–13,700
000090182H-1 InjectionCanceled Sep 2, 201620,0002,2008,100–8,950

MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS

Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0

0120242025

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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