TEXAS · WELLS · SCHLEICHER COUNTY · MEADOR 178 LEASE · API 42-413-32016 · DISTRICT 6E
Meador 178 #6
Schleicher County · Sawyer (Canyon) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Meador 178 #6 (API 42-413-32016) is a well in Schleicher County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed November 24, 1997 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2009.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 2001, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Canyon, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 5.22K barrels of oil and 493K mcf of gas since November 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 33
- Phone
- (713) 495-5300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Upp Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Upp Operating, LLCthrough Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpApr 26, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 26, 2001
- last permit issued
- Nov 24, 1997
- completed
- 5.22K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 493K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1997 THROUGH Mar 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 24, 1997
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2009
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meador 178 G-9-166877 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 5.22K | 493K | Nov 1997 – Mar 2009 |
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.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpNov 1997 → Nov 2001
- 2Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Dec 2007
- 3Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 508263-99 | Recompletion | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Apr 26, 2001 | Apr 26, 2001 | — | 7,800 |
| 468300-99 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Oct 1, 1997 | Oct 1, 1997 | Oct 17, 1997 | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 24, 1997 | Meador 178 G-9-166877 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Apr 1, 2009 | 7,800 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,362 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,162 | 6,346 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,126 | 11 | 327 S |
| 4.5 | 7,783 | 7.875 | 775 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 | Mar 24, 1998 | Feb 12, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-413-32016 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-413-32016 → 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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