TEXAS · WELLS · UPTON COUNTY · MCELROY RANCH CO. LEASE · API 42-461-35660 · DISTRICT 6E
McElroy Ranch Co. #15H
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Mcelroy Ranch CO. #15H (API 42-461-35660) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Xto Energy Inc., completed June 5, 2008 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in July 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 14, 2008, permitted to 11,007 ft.
It was permitted by Encore Operating, L.P. and has since transferred to Xto Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Barnett, Woodford, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 31.4K barrels of oil and 1.31M mcf of gas since June 2008, last reporting volume in June 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Encore Operating, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Spring, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 8, 2026
- Permits on file
- 16,156
- Phone
- (346) 502-1572
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | XTO Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | XTO Energy Inc.through Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Encore Operating, L.P.Feb 14, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,007
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 14, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 2008
- completed
- 31.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.31M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Jun 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 2008
- Shut in
- Jul 1, 2023
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 Co. G-9-242352 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | XTO Energy Inc. | 1 | 31.4K | 1.31M | Jun 2008 – Jun 2023 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Wells named McElroy Ranch Co.
XTO Energy Inc.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Upton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encore Operating, L.P.Jun 2008 → Feb 2009
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationMar 2009 → Dec 2011
- 3XTO Energy Inc.Jan 2012 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 653593-98 | Drill | Encore Operating, L.P. | Aug 21, 2008 | Feb 14, 2008 | Mar 13, 2008 | 12,000 |
| 653593-99 | Drill | Encore Operating, L.P. | Jan 21, 2008 | Feb 14, 2008 | Mar 13, 2008 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2008 | McElroy Ranch Co. G-9-242352 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | XTO Energy Inc. | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jul 1, 2023 | 11,007 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,817 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,420 | 12,900 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 516 | 17.5 | 430 S |
| 9.625 | 5,484 | 12.25 | 615 S |
| 7 | 10,709 | 8.75 | 335 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 | Dec 10, 2008 | Jul 21, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 24, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-461-35660 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-35660 → 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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