TEXAS · WELLS · ZAPATA COUNTY · G-4-115721 LEASE · API 42-505-31771 · DISTRICT 04
M.L.E.I.-T. L. Ellis #2
Zapata County · La Perla Ranch East field · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- La Perla Ranch (Lobo 8950) · La Perla Ranch, East
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated. The district's wildcat field is also on the permit.
M.L.E.I.-T. L. Ellis #2 (API 42-505-31771) is a plugged well in Zapata County, plugged January 4, 1990, last operated by Chevron U. S. A. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 6, 1984, permitted to 9,992 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Queen City, Wilcox, Midway.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 30, 2026
- Permits on file
- 9,294
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Chevron U. S. A. Inc.Mar 6, 1984 |
- 9,992
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 20, 1984
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 20, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 4, 1990
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — G-4-115721 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 231379-99 | Drill | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Dec 13, 1984 | Mar 6, 1984 | Mar 31, 1984 | 9,992 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 20, 1984 | M.L.E.I.-T. L. Ellis G-4-115721 | La Perla Ranch East | Chevron U. S. A. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 23 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen City | 2,671 | -2,648 |
| WilcoxWILCOX, UPPER | 4,298 | -4,275 |
| WilcoxLOWER WILCOX | 8,686 | -8,663 |
| Midway | 9,980 | -9,957 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,965 | 8,973 | Perforated |
| 8,978 | 8,986 | Perforated |
| 8,989 | 8,996 | Perforated |
| 9,007 | 9,010 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | 80 | 24 | — |
| 10.75 | 1,248 | 14.75 | 585 S |
| 7.625 | 7,524 | 9.875 | 1,350 S |
| 5.5 | 9,992 | 6.75 | 840 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 | Apr 22, 1985 | Nov 30, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 12, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-505-31771 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-505-31771 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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