TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · MECKEL LEASE · API 42-435-32058 · DISTRICT 6E
Meckel #5
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Vertical
Meckel #5 (API 42-435-32058) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged April 15, 2014, last operated by Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 6, 1978, permitted to 6,500 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso Natural Gas CO. and has since transferred to Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC
Permitted by El Paso Natural Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 4, 2014
- Permits on file
- 1,184
- Phone
- (405) 749-5263
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC |
| Production reports | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Incthrough Nov 2002 |
| Latest permit | El Paso Natural Gas Co.Mar 6, 1978 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 6, 1978
- last permit issued
- Nov 21, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 90.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 21, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 15, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meckel G-9-80531 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | 1 | 0 | 90.7K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2014 |
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Dec 2000
- 3Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJan 2001 → May 2002
- 4Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncJun 2002 → Nov 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19497-99 | Drill | El Paso Natural Gas Co. | Mar 6, 1978 | Mar 6, 1978 | Apr 24, 1978 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 21, 1978 | Meckel G-9-80531 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,563 | 6,096 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,004 | 11 | 575 S |
| 2.375 | 5,744 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,184 | 7.875 | 315 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 6, 1979 | — |
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 42-435-32058 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-32058 → 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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