WELL · 42-461-35918 · DISTRICT 7
McElroy Ranch Co. #62
Upton County · Wilshire (Consolidated) field · Horizontal
Mcelroy Ranch CO. #62 (API 42-461-35918) is a horizontal well in Upton County operated by Encore Operating L.P., completed December 5, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2009, permitted to 12,000 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Spraberry, Wolfcamp, Strawn, Morrow.
Its 3 leases have reported 17.2K barrels of oil and 1.77M mcf of gas since December 2008, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 615 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Encore Operating L.P. |
| Production reports | Breitburn Operating L.P.through Jun 2025 |
| Latest permit | Encore Operating, L.P.Oct 9, 2009 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 2009
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 2008
- completed
- 17.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McElroy Ranch Co. G-9-289002 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 1 | 0 | 59K | Mar 2020 – Jul 2026 |
| McElroy Ranch Co. O-9-17175 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Breitburn Operating L.P. | 2 | 17.2K | 1.09M | Apr 2010 – Jul 2020 |
| McElroy Ranch Co. G-9-245633 | Wilshire (Consolidated) | Encore Operating, L.P. | 1 | 0 | 628K | Dec 2008 – Apr 2010 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,513 · prior 12 8,785(-83%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Encore Operating, L.P.Dec 2008 → Aug 2010
- 2Quantum Resources Management,llcSep 2010 → Dec 2014
- 3Breitburn Operating L.P.Feb 2015 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 684962-98 | Recompletion | Encore Operating, L.P. | Feb 26, 2010 | Oct 9, 2009 | Mar 22, 2010 | 11,488 |
| 684962-99 | Recompletion | Encore Operating, L.P. | Sep 10, 2009 | Oct 9, 2009 | — | 11,488 |
| 663343-99 | Drill | Encore Operating, L.P. | May 30, 2008 | Jun 18, 2008 | Jul 11, 2008 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-245633 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-9-289002 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-17175 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,830 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,622 | 10,100 | Perforated |
| 8,622 | 10,100 | Open hole |
| 11,090 | 12,503 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 494 | 17.5 | 470 S |
| 9.625 | 5,436 | 12.25 | 465 S |
| 7 | 11,090 | 8.75 | 420 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 | Jun 5, 2020 | Mar 31, 2020 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2010 | May 13, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 12, 2010 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 2009 | Jan 15, 2009 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 13, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-461-35918 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-461-35918 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/46135918, documented in the API reference.