TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MCELROY "115" LEASE · API 42-461-33566 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy 115 #1
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Mcelroy 115 #1 (API 42-461-33566) is a well in Upton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed December 11, 1997 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1995 and 1997, permitted to 9,938 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
Its lease has reported 122K barrels of oil and 1.2M mcf of gas since December 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arco Permian; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 3, 2025
- Permits on file
- 9,757
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Mar 2024 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianSep 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,938
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 1997
- completed
- 122K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 1997
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2016
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy "115" O-9-14718 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 5 | 122K | 1.2M | Dec 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianDec 1997 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Mar 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 467799-99 | Reenter | Arco Permian | Sep 19, 1997 | Sep 29, 1997 | Nov 12, 1997 | 10,500 |
| 438957-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | Aug 15, 1995 | Aug 15, 1995 | — | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 1997 | McElroy 115 O-9-14718 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Shut In · shut in Aug 1, 2016 | 9,938 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,450 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,300 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 9,700 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,510 | 7,530 | Perforated |
| 7,870 | 7,890 | Perforated |
| 8,390 | 8,410 | Perforated |
| 9,260 | 9,280 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 573 | 17.5 | — |
| 8.625 | 4,990 | 11 | — |
| 4.5 | 9,801 | 7.875 | 1,100 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 | Feb 27, 1998 | Jan 20, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 19, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-461-33566 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33566 → 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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