TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · MECKEL LEASE · API 42-435-34012 · DISTRICT 6E
Meckel #24R
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Vertical
Meckel #24R (API 42-435-34012) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged December 18, 2008, last operated by Smith Pipe Of Abilene.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 16, 1993, permitted to 6,300 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Smith Pipe Of Abilene on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Canyon.
Its lease has reported 461 barrels of oil and 505K mcf of gas since June 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Meridian Oil Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Abilene, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 29, 2014
- Phone
- (325) 692-3903
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Smith Pipe of Abilene |
| Production reports | Smith Pipe of Abilenethrough Feb 2008 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Jun 16, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 16, 1993
- last permit issued
- Jun 28, 1993
- completed
- 461
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 505K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1993 THROUGH Feb 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 28, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 18, 2008
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meckel G-9-146688 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | 1 | 461 | 505K | Jun 1993 – Feb 2008 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jun 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Aug 1996 → Dec 2000
- 3Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJan 2001 → May 2002
- 4Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncJun 2002 → Dec 2007
- 5Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCFeb 2008 → Feb 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 412901-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Jun 16, 1993 | Jun 16, 1993 | Jun 16, 1993 | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 28, 1993 | Meckel G-9-146688 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Smith Pipe of Abilene | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,181 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 683 | 1,498 |
| CanyonTOP OF CANYON | 5,421 | -3,240 |
| CanyonBASE OF CANYON | 5,975 | -3,794 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,422 | 5,974 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,150 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 6,199 | 7.875 | 490 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 | Dec 16, 1993 | Sep 27, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 7, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-435-34012 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-34012 → 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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