TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MCELROY "115" LEASE · API 42-461-33962 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy 115 #2
Upton County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Mcelroy 115 #2 (API 42-461-33962) is a plugged well in Upton County, plugged March 3, 2026, last operated by Apache Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 14, 1998, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including San Andres, Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
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 PermianDec 14, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 1999
- 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
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 3, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 481427-98 | Drill | Arco Permian | Jan 25, 1999 | Dec 14, 1998 | Dec 29, 1998 | 10,500 |
| 481427-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | Dec 11, 1998 | Dec 14, 1998 | — | 10,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1999 | McElroy 115 O-9-14718 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft |
|---|---|
| San Andres | 4,848 |
| Spraberry | 7,396 |
| Dean | 8,413 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,720 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,080 | 9,100 | Perforated |
| 9,400 | 9,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12.75 | 405 | 14.75 | 240 S |
| 8.625 | 5,045 | 11 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 10,399 | 7.875 | 1,530 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 16, 1999 | Mar 19, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1999 | — | — |
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 42-461-33962 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-33962 → 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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