TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · RICHARDSON 4 LEASE · API 42-435-32856 · DISTRICT 6E
Richardson 4 #3
Sutton County · Sawyer (Canyon) field · Producing · Vertical
Richardson 4 #3 (API 42-435-32856) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed December 21, 1982 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 4, 1982, permitted to 7,567 ft.
It was permitted by Hng Oil Company and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Leonard, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 584 barrels of oil and 286K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in July 2026.
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 Jul 2026 |
| Latest permit | HNG Oil CompanyNov 4, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,567
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 4, 1982
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1982
- completed
- 584
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 286K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH JUL 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1982
- Shut in
- Sep 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richardson 4 G-9-103607 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 584 | 286K | by Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 41 · prior 12 0
Wells named Richardson 4
Upp Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Sutton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain 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 → Jul 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 176446-99 | Drill | HNG Oil Company | Nov 4, 1982 | Nov 4, 1982 | Nov 16, 1982 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 1982 | Richardson 4 G-9-103607 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Sep 1, 2024 | 7,567 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,327 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 920 | 1,407 |
| LeonardTOP LEONARD | 1,720 | 607 |
| CanyonTOP CANYON | 6,266 | -3,939 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,356 | 7,364 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,031 | 12.25 | 215 S |
| 4.5 | 7,521 | 8.75 | 215 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 | Jun 7, 1985 | Jan 26, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-435-32856 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-32856 → 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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