WELL · 42-461-03756 · DISTRICT 7
McElroy Ranch Co. 130 #21
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch CO. 130 #21 (API 42-461-03756) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged June 8, 2026, last operated by Arco Permian.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2003, permitted to 12,439 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Arco Permian on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its 2 leases have reported 53.8K barrels of oil and 542K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America Production Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 1, 2002 · 739 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arco Permian |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyNov 4, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,439
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jul 23, 1962
- completed
- 53.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 542K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 23, 1962
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 8, 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 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 Co. 130 O-9-14509 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 3 | 53.8K | 542K | Dec 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| McElroy Ranch Co. 130 G-9-19387 | Wilshire (Devonian) | Arco Permian | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 30,420 · prior 12 31,343(-3%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,251 · prior 12 1,403(-11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianDec 1996 → Apr 1999
- 2BP America Production CompanyJul 2005 → May 2008
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2012 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 537236-99 | Recompletion | BP America Production Company | Oct 6, 2003 | Nov 4, 2003 | — | 12,439 |
| 454790-99 | Recompletion | Arco Permian | Nov 5, 1996 | Nov 5, 1996 | Oct 23, 1996 | 11,545 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-19387 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-14509 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,854 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,152 | -4,298 |
| Dean | 8,205 | -5,351 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,410 | -5,556 |
| Dean | 8,413 | -5,559 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,550 | -5,696 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 9,600 | -6,746 |
| Ellenburger | 12,337 | -9,483 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,730 | 9,040 | Perforated |
| 11,217 | 11,532 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 306 | — | 600 S |
| 9.625 | 4,888 | — | 4,200 S |
| 7 | 12,345 | — | 150 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 | Nov 8, 2004 | Oct 1, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 2000 | Jun 22, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 19, 1997 | Feb 27, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 11, 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 5, 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 42-461-03756 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-03756 → 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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