TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MCELROY RANCH "A" 135 LEASE · API 42-461-34278 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy Ranch a 135 #5
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch A 135 #5 (API 42-461-34278) is a well in Upton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed June 28, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 10, 2002, permitted to 11,800 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including San Andres, Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Pennsulvanian.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by BP America Production Company; 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 | BP America Production CompanyApr 10, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.52M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 2002
- 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 "a" 135 G-9-192479 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 1.52M | Jun 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,435 · prior 12 7,991(+31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanyJul 2002 → Nov 2010
- 2Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 518979-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Apr 10, 2002 | Apr 10, 2002 | Apr 17, 2002 | 11,730 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 2002 | McElroy Ranch a 135 G-9-192479 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | Producing | 11,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,823 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| San Andres | 5,412 | -2,589 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 7,110 | -4,287 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,520 | -5,697 |
| Pennsulvanian | 9,653 | -6,830 |
| Woodford | 10,780 | -7,957 |
| Devonian | 10,896 | -8,073 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,950 | 10,970 | Perforated |
| 11,250 | 11,270 | Perforated |
| 11,502 | 11,522 | Perforated |
| 11,630 | 11,650 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 447 | 17.5 | 3,325 S |
| 8.625 | 5,106 | 11 | 525 S |
| 4.5 | 11,799 | — | 1,120 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 3, 2003 | Nov 19, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-461-34278 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-34278 → 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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