TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · NOBLES RANCH "B" LEASE · API 42-435-33271 · DISTRICT 6E
Nobles Ranch B #76
Sutton County · Whitehead (Strawn) field · Producing · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Aldwell Ranch (Canyon) · Whitehead (Strawn)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Nobles Ranch B #76 (API 42-435-33271) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed September 24, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 31, 1985, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Statex Petroleum Inc. and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Canyon, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 760K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Statex Petroleum Inc.; 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 Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Statex Petroleum Inc.Jul 31, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 31, 1985
- last permit issued
- Sep 24, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 760K
- 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
- Sep 24, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nobles Ranch "B" G-9-118583 | Whitehead (Strawn) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 760K | by Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,843 · prior 12 5,840(-34%)
Wells named Nobles Ranch B
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.
- 1Graham Royalty, Ltd.Jan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpNov 1993 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 281783-99 | Drill | Statex Petroleum Inc. | Jul 25, 1985 | Jul 31, 1985 | — | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 24, 1985 | Nobles Ranch B G-9-118583 | Whitehead (Strawn) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing | 9,300 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,243 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 880 | 1,363 |
| CanyonCANYON SD SEC | 6,128 | -3,885 |
| Strawn | 8,724 | -6,481 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,740 | 8,877 | Perforated |
| 8,916 | 9,072 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,370 | 12.25 | 440 S |
| 4.5 | 9,292 | 7.875 | 730 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 | Jan 14, 1986 | Oct 18, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 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 42-435-33271 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-33271 → 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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