WELL · 42-461-33931 · DISTRICT 7
McElroy Ranch Co. G #23
Upton County · Block 42 (Penn) field · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch CO. G #23 (API 42-461-33931) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged December 14, 2012, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 30, 1998, permitted to 9,800 ft.
It was permitted by Umc Petroleum Corporation and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Bend.
Its lease has reported 69.5K barrels of oil and 1.39M mcf of gas since June 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Umc Petroleum Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,237 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Umc Petroleum CorporationApr 30, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 30, 1998
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 1998
- completed
- 69.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.39M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 14, 2012
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Ranch Co. "G" O-9-14802 | Block 42 (Penn) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 3 | 69.5K | 1.39M | Jun 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,092 · prior 12 719(+52%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,257 · prior 12 4,548(-6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ocean Energy, Inc.Jun 1998 → Aug 2003
- 2Devon Louisiana CorporationSep 2003 → Dec 2005
- 3Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Jan 2006 → Jul 2016
- 4FDL Operating, LLCAug 2016 → Jun 2019
- 5Firebird Energy LLCJul 2019 → Nov 2022
- 6Diamondback E&P LLCDec 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 475862-99 | Drill | Umc Petroleum Corporation | Apr 30, 1998 | Apr 30, 1998 | May 3, 1998 | 9,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14802 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,646 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bend | 9,110 | -6,464 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,190 | 9,248 | Perforated |
| 9,308 | 9,402 | Perforated |
| 9,432 | 9,465 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.875 | 448 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 9.625 | 4,650 | 12.25 | 1,645 S |
| 5.5 | 9,545 | 8.75 | 425 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 | Aug 21, 1998 | Aug 3, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 11, 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 42-461-33931 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33931 → 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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