TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MCELROY RANCH 117 LEASE · API 42-461-34374 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy Ranch 117 #17
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Mcelroy Ranch 117 #17 (API 42-461-34374) is a well in Upton County operated by Apache Corporation, completed July 7, 2003 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2003 and 2015, permitted to 11,980 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Pennsylvanian, Barnett, Devonian.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
- 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 Dec 2023 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationFeb 2, 2015 |
- 11,980
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 2, 2015
- last permit issued
- Jul 7, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 968K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 7, 2003
- Shut in
- Jan 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-9-198165 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | 1 | 0 | 968K | Jul 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BP America Production CompanyJul 2003 → Nov 2010
- 2Apache CorporationDec 2010 → Dec 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 803393-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jan 29, 2015 | Feb 2, 2015 | — | 11,885 |
| 529992-98 | Drill | BP America Production Company | May 13, 2003 | Mar 27, 2003 | May 27, 2003 | 12,030 |
| 529992-99 | Drill | BP America Production Company | Mar 26, 2003 | Mar 27, 2003 | — | 11,885 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 7, 2003 | McElroy Ranch 117 G-9-198165 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Apache Corporation | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2024 | 11,980 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,843 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,900 | 11,478 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 475 | 17.5 | 475 S |
| 8.625 | 5,070 | 11 | 375 S |
| 5.5 | 11,818 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 28, 2004 | Aug 8, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 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 42-461-34374 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-34374 → 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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