TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · ELKIN LEASE · API 42-461-32700 · DISTRICT 6E
Elkin #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Elkin #1 (API 42-461-32700) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged November 16, 2016, last operated by Legacy Reserves Operating LP.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 12, 1987, permitted to 8,600 ft.
It was permitted by Henry Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Legacy Reserves Operating LP on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Jo Mill.
Its lease has reported 22.5K barrels of oil and 241K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in September 2017.
Operator of record
Permitted by Henry Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 439
- Phone
- (720) 244-4898
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Legacy Reserves Operating LP |
| Production reports | Legacy Reserves Operating LPthrough Aug 2014 |
| Latest permit | Henry Petroleum Corp.Nov 12, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 12, 1987
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 1987
- completed
- 22.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 241K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Sep 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 16, 2016
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elkin O-9-12396 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | 1 | 22.5K | 241K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2017 |
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.
- 1Henry Petroleum Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2001
- 2Henry Petroleum LPApr 2001 → Apr 2007
- 3Summit Petroleum LLCMay 2007 → Sep 2007
- 4Legacy Reserves Operating LPOct 2007 → Aug 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 338713-99 | Drill | Henry Petroleum Corp. | Nov 12, 1987 | Nov 12, 1987 | — | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 1987 | Elkin O-9-12396 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Legacy Reserves Operating LP | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,774 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK LIME | 7,048 | -4,274 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 7,428 | -4,654 |
| SpraberryMIDDLE SPRABERRY | 7,772 | -4,998 |
| SpraberryLOWER SPRABERRY | 8,016 | -5,242 |
| Jo MillJO-MILL | 8,302 | -5,528 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,431 | 8,376 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 370 | 17.5 | 390 S |
| 8.625 | 4,400 | 11 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 8,500 | 7.875 | 775 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 2, 1988 | Feb 22, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-461-32700 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-32700 → 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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