TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · DEBERRY-MECKEL UNIT LEASE · API 42-435-33823 · DISTRICT 6E
Deberry-Meckel Unit #8
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Deberry-Meckel Unit #8 (API 42-435-33823) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed August 23, 1999 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in June 1, 2001.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 1991, permitted to 6,400 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B/Cretaceous, T/Canyon, T/Pay, B/Canyon.
Its lease has reported 52 barrels of oil and 14.5K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, with no volume in the three years through August 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Oil 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 May 2001 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Aug 15, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 1991
- last permit issued
- Aug 23, 1999
- completed
- 52
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH MAY 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 23, 1999
- Shut in
- Jun 1, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deberry-Meckel Unit G-9-139640 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 52 | 14.5K | by Jan 1993 – May 2001 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Deberry-Meckel Unit
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.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Dec 2000
- 3Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJan 2001 → May 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 390938-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Aug 15, 1991 | Aug 15, 1991 | Aug 28, 1991 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 23, 1999 | Deberry-Meckel Unit G-9-139640 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jun 1, 2001 | 6,400 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,318 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Cretaceous | 802 | 1,516 |
| T/Canyon | 5,788 | -3,470 |
| T/Pay | 5,943 | -3,625 |
| B/Canyon | 6,329 | -4,011 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,790 | 6,326 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,115 | 11 | 450 S |
| 4.5 | 6,388 | 7.875 | 475 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 | Nov 17, 1999 | Oct 26, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Dec 10, 1991 | Oct 23, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-435-33823 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-33823 → 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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