TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · WARD LEASE · API 42-435-34124 · DISTRICT 6E
Ward #34
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Producing · Vertical
Ward #34 (API 42-435-34124) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed February 3, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 15, 1993, permitted to 6,640 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Canyon.
Its lease has reported 655 barrels of oil and 755K mcf of gas since February 1994, last reporting volume in April 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Dec 15, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,640
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1993
- last permit issued
- Feb 3, 1994
- completed
- 655
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 755K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · FEB 1994 THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 3, 1994
- 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 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 G-9-148644 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 655 | 755K | Feb 1994 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,661 · prior 12 3,686(-1%)
Wells named Ward
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.Feb 1994 → 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 LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 6Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 7Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419376-98 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Jan 10, 1994 | Dec 15, 1993 | Jan 3, 1994 | 6,720 |
| 419376-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Dec 15, 1993 | Dec 15, 1993 | — | 6,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 3, 1994 | Ward G-9-148644 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing | 6,640 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 815 | 1,464 |
| CanyonTOP OF CANYON | 5,670 | -3,391 |
| CanyonBASE OF CANYON | 6,543 | -4,264 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,671 | 6,539 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,536 | 11 | 560 S |
| 4.5 | 6,622 | 7.875 | 610 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 | May 10, 1994 | Mar 3, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-435-34124 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-34124 → 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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