WELL · 42-461-30701 · DISTRICT 7
McElroy Ranch Co. "M" #16
Upton County · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch CO. "M" #16 (API 42-461-30701) is a permitted well in Upton County filed by Chevron U. S. A. Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1987 and 1989, permitted to 10,100 ft.
Its lease has reported 347K barrels of oil and 4.04M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,293
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Dec 4, 1989 |
- 10,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 4, 1989
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 347K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Ranch Co. "M" O-9-6583 | King Mountain, N. (Cisco) | XTO Energy Inc. | 7 | 347K | 4.04M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 28,535 · prior 12 34,383(-17%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,539 · prior 12 2,131(-28%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2004
- 2XTO Energy Inc.Aug 2004 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366900-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Nov 27, 1989 | Dec 4, 1989 | — | 10,100 |
| 354865-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Jan 4, 1989 | Jan 4, 1989 | — | 10,100 |
| 328979-99 | Recompletion | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Apr 13, 1987 | Apr 15, 1987 | — | 10,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-6583 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,865 | 9,035 | Perforated |
| 8,865 | 10,015 | Perforated |
| 9,944 | 10,015 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 507 | 14.75 | 450 S |
| 11.75 | 507 | — | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 4,210 | 11 | 1,300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,210 | — | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 10,099 | — | 1,300 S |
| 5.5 | 10,100 | 7.875 | 1,300 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 14, 1990 | Nov 9, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1989 | Mar 31, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Aug 18, 1977 | — |
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 42-461-30701 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-30701 → 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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