TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · WARD, J. W. -118- LEASE · API 42-435-33522 · DISTRICT 6E
Ward J. W. -118- #4118
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Producing · Vertical
Ward J. W. -118- #4118 (API 42-435-33522) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed January 7, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 14, 1989, permitted to 7,150 ft.
It was permitted by Southland Royalty Company and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Canyon, Canyonbase.
Its lease has reported 520 barrels of oil and 513K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Southland Royalty 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Southland Royalty CompanyNov 14, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 7, 1998
- completed
- 520
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 513K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 7, 1998
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ward, J. W. -118- G-9-133262 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 520 | 513K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,108 · prior 12 3,244(-4%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southland Royalty CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1996
- 2Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 1996 → Jul 1996
- 3Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Dec 2000
- 4Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJan 2001 → May 2002
- 5Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncJun 2002 → Dec 2007
- 6Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 7Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 8Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 366471-99 | Drill | Southland Royalty Company | Nov 14, 1989 | Nov 14, 1989 | Nov 24, 1989 | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 7, 1998 | Ward J. W. -118- G-9-133262 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing | 7,150 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,267 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,858 | 6,064 | Perforated |
| 6,173 | 6,580 | Perforated |
| 6,676 | 6,768 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,435 | 11 | 550 S |
| 4.5 | 7,150 | 7.875 | 1,115 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 | Feb 18, 1998 | Jan 29, 1998 | — |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1990 | Jan 30, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-435-33522 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-33522 → 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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