TEXAS · WELLS · WHARTON COUNTY · ELAM UNIT LEASE · API 42-481-33046 · DISTRICT 03
Elam Unit #1A
Wharton County · El Campo (D-3 Yegua) field · Vertical
Elam Unit #1A (API 42-481-33046) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged May 21, 2022, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 7, 1987, permitted to 10,900 ft.
It was permitted by Ladd Petroleum Corp. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Jackson, Yegua.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ladd Petroleum Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,454
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Dec 2019 |
| Latest permit | Ladd Petroleum Corp.Apr 7, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 7, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 13, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 277K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 13, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 21, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elam Unit G-3-124300 | El Campo (D-3 Yegua) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 277K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2022 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Amax Oil & Gas Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyApr 1994 → Dec 1994
- 3S N D Energy Company, Inc.Jan 1995 → Dec 1999
- 4Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jan 2000 → Jun 2002
- 5Owl Creek Production Co., Inc.Jul 2002 → Oct 2005
- 6Owl Creek Production Co., LLCNov 2005 → Jan 2006
- 7Forest Oil CorporationFeb 2006 → Dec 2012
- 8Hilcorp Energy CompanyJan 2013 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 328743-99 | Drill | Ladd Petroleum Corp. | Apr 7, 1987 | Apr 7, 1987 | Apr 7, 1987 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 13, 1987 | Elam Unit G-3-124300 | El Campo (D-3 Yegua) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 105 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,960 | 10,030 | Perforated |
| 10,050 | 10,124 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,500 | 17.5 | 2,500 S |
| 9.625 | 7,122 | 12.25 | 486 S |
| 5.5 | 10,836 | 8.5 | 700 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 30, 1987 | Jun 9, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-481-33046 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-33046 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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