WELL · 42-461-30177 · DISTRICT 8
McElroy Ranch Co. G #7
Upton County · McElroy North (Devonian) field · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch CO. G #7 (API 42-461-30177) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged May 29, 1992, last operated by Ocean Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1984, permitted to 12,070 ft.
It was permitted by Gulf Oil Corp. and has since transferred to Ocean Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 236K barrels of oil and 518K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in May 2017. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gulf Oil Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 9, 2003
- Permits on file
- 220
- Phone
- (713) 265-6834
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.through Jan 2015 |
| Latest permit | Gulf Oil Corp.Aug 16, 1984 |
- 12,070
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 16, 1984
- last permit issued
- Dec 6, 1984
- completed
- 236K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 518K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH May 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 6, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 29, 1992
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Ranch Co. "G" O-10-22800 | McElroy, North (Ellenburger) | FDL Operating, LLC | 5 | 218K | 361K | Jan 1993 – May 2017 |
| McElroy Ranch Co. "G" O-10-22874 | McElroy, North (Devonian) | Ocean Energy, Inc. | 4 | 18.4K | 156K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2003 |
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.
- 1Pennzoil Petroleum CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1995
- 2Pennzoil Exploration & Prod. Co.Feb 1995 → Sep 1995
- 3Umc Petroleum CorporationOct 1995 → Jul 1998
- 4Ocean Energy, Inc.Aug 1998 → Aug 2003
- 5Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 6Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Dec 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 248545-99 | Recompletion | Gulf Oil Corp. | Aug 31, 1984 | Aug 16, 1984 | — | 12,070 |
| 208439-99 | Recompletion | Gulf Oil Corp. | Aug 19, 1983 | Aug 30, 1983 | — | 12,070 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 6, 1984 | McElroy Ranch Co. G O-10-22874 | McElroy North (Devonian) | Ocean Energy Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Aug 2, 1973 | McElroy Ranch Co. G O-10-22800 | McElroy North (Ellenburger) | FDL Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,606 | 10,715 | Perforated |
| 10,742 | 10,752 | Perforated |
| — | 10,941 | Perforated |
| — | 12,010 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 436 | 17.5 | 300 S |
| 13.375 | 436 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 4,155 | 12.25 | 1,350 S |
| 9.625 | 4,155 | — | — |
| 7 | 12,070 | 8.75 | 1,250 S |
| 7 | 12,070 | — | 1,250 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 | Apr 26, 1985 | Apr 10, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 23, 1973 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 20, 1973 | — |
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 42-461-30177 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-30177 → 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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