WELL · 42-461-10599 · DISTRICT 8
Southwest McElroy Unit #38
Upton County · McElroy field · Shut IN · Vertical
Southwest Mcelroy Unit #38 (API 42-461-10599) is a well in Upton County operated by United Oil & Shale LLC, completed November 17, 2011 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 2011, permitted to 3,250 ft.
It was permitted by Walsh & Watts, Inc. and has since transferred to United Oil & Shale LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Red Bed, Rustler, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 703K barrels of oil and 127K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 54 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Walsh & Watts, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Woodward, OK · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · (806) 440-4844
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | United Oil & Shale LLC |
| Production reports | United Oil & Shale LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Walsh & Watts, Inc.Nov 17, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,250
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 2011
- last permit issued
- Nov 17, 2011
- completed
- 703K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 127K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 17, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 54 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwest McElroy Unit O-10-20273 | McElroy | United Oil & Shale LLC | 54 | 703K | 127K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 179 · prior 12 1,541(-88%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Walsh & Watts, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 2025
- 2United Oil & Shale LLCMar 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 727915-99 | Reclass | Walsh & Watts, Inc. | Nov 8, 2011 | Nov 17, 2011 | Nov 15, 2011 | 3,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-20273 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,821 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,965 | 3,167 | Perforated |
| 2,995 | 3,167 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 598 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 3,246 | — | 1,540 S |
| 4.5 | 3,246 | 7.875 | 1,690 S |
| 4.5 | 3,247 | 7.875 | 1,690 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 | Oct 19, 2012 | Nov 22, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Dec 12, 2001 | Nov 1, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 20, 1968 | — |
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 42-461-10599 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-10599 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 47K
- bbl, all reported
- Jun 2012
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000091394 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Jul 19, 2016 | 500 | 1,400 | 2,930–3,170 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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