TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · WARD, R.C. LEASE · API 42-435-34198 · DISTRICT 6E
Ward R.C. #3
Sutton County · Sawyer (Canyon) field · Producing · Vertical
Ward R.C. #3 (API 42-435-34198) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed July 22, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1994 and 2010, permitted to 7,240 ft.
It was permitted by Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 31 barrels of oil and 337K mcf of gas since July 1994, last reporting volume in January 2025.
Operator of record
Permitted by Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC; 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 Jan 2025 |
| Latest permit | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCApr 23, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,240
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jul 22, 1994
- completed
- 31
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 337K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1994 THROUGH Jan 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 22, 1994
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2025
- 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, R.C. G-9-152754 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 31 | 337K | Jul 1994 – Jan 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 115(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpJul 1994 → Nov 2001
- 2Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Dec 2007
- 3Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 5Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Jan 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 694826-99 | Recompletion | Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLC | Apr 21, 2010 | Apr 23, 2010 | — | 4,000 |
| 421483-99 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Feb 24, 1994 | Feb 24, 1994 | Jun 22, 1994 | 8,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 22, 1994 | Ward R.C. G-9-152754 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Feb 1, 2025 | 7,240 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,265 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 833 | 1,432 |
| Wolfcamp | 3,406 | -1,141 |
| Canyon | 5,998 | -3,733 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,075 | 7,155 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,836 | 11 | 649 S |
| 4.5 | 7,239 | 7.875 | 1,285 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 | Mar 10, 1995 | Dec 28, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 10, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-435-34198 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-34198 → 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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