TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MCELROY RANCH 117 LEASE · API 42-461-34353 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy Ranch 117 #22
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch 117 #22 (API 42-461-34353) is a well in Upton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed April 9, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 13, 2002, permitted to 11,990 ft.
It was permitted by BP America Production Company and has since transferred to Apache Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Spraberry, Lo. Spraberry, Pennsylvanian, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 19.6K barrels of oil and 1.52M mcf of gas since March 2003, last reporting volume in July 2024.
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
- 9,758
- Phone
- (713) 954-5500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Jul 2024 |
| Latest permit | BP America Production CompanyDec 13, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,990
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 2002
- last permit issued
- Apr 9, 2003
- completed
- 19.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.52M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2003 THROUGH Jul 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 9, 2003
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2024
- 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 117 G-9-194502 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 19.6K | 1.52M | Mar 2003 – Jul 2024 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1,039(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanyMar 2003 → Nov 2010
- 2Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Jul 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 526337-98 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Mar 11, 2003 | Dec 13, 2002 | — | 11,990 |
| 526337-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Dec 13, 2002 | Dec 13, 2002 | Feb 14, 2003 | 11,960 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2003 | McElroy Ranch 117 G-9-194502 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | Temp Abandoned · shut in Aug 1, 2024 | 11,990 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,884 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry | 7,519 | -4,635 |
| Lo. Spraberry | 8,050 | -5,166 |
| PennsylvanianPENN. | 9,824 | -6,940 |
| Barnett | 10,256 | -7,372 |
| Woodford | 10,779 | -7,895 |
| Devonian | 10,890 | -8,006 |
| Sillurian | 11,700 | -8,816 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,934 | 10,944 | Perforated |
| 11,165 | 11,175 | Perforated |
| 11,259 | 11,269 | Perforated |
| 11,333 | 11,343 | Perforated |
| 11,469 | 11,479 | Perforated |
| 11,617 | 11,627 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 470 | 17.5 | 295 S |
| 8.625 | 5,734 | 11 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 11,977 | 7.875 | 1,600 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 9, 2003 | May 5, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 29, 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 42-461-34353 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-34353 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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