TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · API 42-461-01942 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy Ranch 129 #22
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch 129 #22 (API 42-461-01942) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged May 2, 2025, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 16, 1996, permitted to 12,230 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
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 May 2021 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianSep 16, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,230
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 16, 1996
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 1996
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 2, 2025
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 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Ranch 129 G-9-161206 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 3.5M | Nov 1996 – Apr 2025 |
| McElroy Ranch Co. No. 129 O-9-2142 | Wilshire (Ellenburger) | BP America Production Company | 3 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – May 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.
- 1Arco PermianNov 1996 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → May 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 452493-99 | Recompletion | Arco Permian | Sep 10, 1996 | Sep 16, 1996 | Sep 19, 1996 | 12,230 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 1996 | McElroy Ranch 129 G-9-161206 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | McElroy Ranch Co. No. 129 O-9-2142 | Wilshire (Ellenburger) | BP America Production Company | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,890 | 11,040 | Perforated |
| — | 12,005 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 598 | — | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 4,762 | — | 2,200 S |
| 7 | 12,022 | 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 | Mar 20, 1997 | Jan 21, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 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 42-461-01942 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-01942 → 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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