TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MCELROY RANCH 129 LEASE · API 42-461-34023 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy Ranch 129 #25H
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Producing · Horizontal
Mcelroy Ranch 129 #25H (API 42-461-34023) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed March 2, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 21, 1999, permitted to 10,808 ft.
It was permitted by Arco Permian and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Grayburg, San Andres, Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Arco PermianDec 21, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,808
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 21, 1999
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2000 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Ranch 129 G-9-177946 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 3.77M | Mar 2000 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 58,802 · prior 12 76,243(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Arco PermianMar 2000 → Dec 2001
- 2BP America Production CompanyJan 2002 → Nov 2010
- 3Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 490522-99 | Drill | Arco Permian | Dec 20, 1999 | Dec 21, 1999 | Jan 2, 2000 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 2, 2000 | McElroy Ranch 129 G-9-177946 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | Producing | 10,808 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,809 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Grayburg | 4,710 | -1,901 |
| San Andres | 5,651 | -2,842 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,430 | -5,621 |
| PennsylvanianPENN | 9,428 | -6,619 |
| Woodford | 10,410 | -7,601 |
| Devonian | 10,526 | -7,717 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,690 | 12,872 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 406 | 17.5 | 325 S |
| 9.625 | 4,837 | 12.25 | 475 S |
| 7 | 11,378 | 8.75 | 1,725 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 | Oct 2, 2000 | May 4, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 7, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-461-34023 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-34023 → 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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