TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · CAUTHORN -85- LEASE · API 42-435-32324 · DISTRICT 01
Cauthorn -85- #3
Sutton County · Holman Ranch N (Penn) field · Producing · Vertical
Cauthorn -85- #3 (API 42-435-32324) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed June 30, 1980 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in November 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 26, 1980, permitted to 6,485 ft.
It was permitted by Hng Oil Company and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by HNG Oil Company; 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 Oct 2024 |
| Latest permit | HNG Oil CompanyMar 26, 1980 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,485
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 26, 1980
- last permit issued
- Jun 30, 1980
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 240K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 30, 1980
- Shut in
- Nov 1, 2024
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cauthorn -85- G-1-88831 | Holman Ranch, N (Penn) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 240K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 559(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 1995
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpAug 1995 → Nov 2001
- 3Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Dec 2007
- 4Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 6Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Oct 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 76275-99 | Drill | HNG Oil Company | Mar 26, 1980 | Mar 26, 1980 | — | 7,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 30, 1980 | Cauthorn -85- G-1-88831 | Holman Ranch N (Penn) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Nov 1, 2024 | 6,485 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,234 | 6,337 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 1,113 | 8.75 | 215 S |
| 1.5 | 6,362 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,475 | 6.25 | 350 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 | Jul 18, 1980 | — |
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 42-435-32324 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-32324 → 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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