WELL · 42-461-01937 · DISTRICT 7
McElroy Ranch 129 #11
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch 129 #11 (API 42-461-01937) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged June 18, 2026, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2000, permitted to 12,378 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its 4 leases have reported 250K barrels of oil and 6.01M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Permian; 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 schedule | BP America Production Company |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianMar 23, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,378
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 23, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 4, 2000
- completed
- 250K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.01M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 4, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 18, 2026
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Ranch 129 O-9-14468 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 7 | 230K | 3.19M | Aug 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| McElroy Ranch Co. 129 O-9-14512 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 3 | 19.6K | 72.8K | Dec 1996 – Aug 2014 |
| McElroy Ranch 129 G-9-177876 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 2.75M | Apr 2000 – Jan 2013 |
| McElroy Ranch Co. No. 129 O-9-2142 | Wilshire (Ellenburger) | BP America Production Company | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 2009 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,728 · prior 12 34,568(-23%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,305 · prior 12 1,869(-30%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianAug 1996 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 493350-99 | Recompletion | Arco Permian | Mar 23, 2000 | Mar 23, 2000 | Mar 22, 2000 | 12,130 |
| 454791-99 | Recompletion | Arco Permian | Nov 5, 1996 | Nov 5, 1996 | Nov 13, 1996 | 12,378 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 2000 | McElroy Ranch 129 G-9-177876 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Dec 13, 1996 | McElroy Ranch Co. 129 O-9-14512 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Dec 13, 1996 | McElroy Ranch Co. 129 O-9-14512 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Dec 13, 1996 | McElroy Ranch Co. 129 O-9-14512 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| Dec 13, 1996 | McElroy Ranch 129 O-9-14468 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | McElroy Ranch Co. No. 129 O-9-2142 | Wilshire (Ellenburger) | BP America Production Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,834 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,520 | 8,870 | Perforated |
| 10,940 | 11,200 | Perforated |
| — | 12,181 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 298 | — | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 4,821 | 12.25 | 2,200 S |
| 7 | 12,199 | 8.75 | 600 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 | Jul 22, 2014 | Jan 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 3, 2000 | Jun 15, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2000 | Jan 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 3, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 18, 2000 | Jan 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 20, 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1997 | — | — |
| 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 42-461-01937 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-01937 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/46101937, documented in the API reference.