TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · VANDERSTUCKEN 72 LEASE · API 42-435-34415 · DISTRICT 6E
Vanderstucken 72 #12
Sutton County · Sawyer (Canyon) field · Producing · Vertical
Vanderstucken 72 #12 (API 42-435-34415) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed April 27, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 13, 1994, permitted to 6,695 ft.
It was permitted by American Exploration Company and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp, Canyon, Strawn.
Its lease has reported 312 barrels of oil and 129K mcf of gas since April 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by American Exploration 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 | American Exploration CompanyDec 13, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,695
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 1996
- completed
- 312
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 129K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 1996
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vanderstucken 72 G-9-159673 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 312 | 129K | Apr 1996 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 714 · prior 12 614(+16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1American Exploration CompanyApr 1996 → Aug 1996
- 2Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpSep 1996 → Nov 2001
- 3Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Dec 2007
- 4Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Apr 2014
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jan 2015 → Mar 2019
- 6Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430829-99 | Drill | American Exploration Company | Dec 9, 1994 | Dec 13, 1994 | Mar 15, 1996 | 6,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 1996 | Vanderstucken 72 G-9-159673 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing | 6,695 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,228 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 829 | 1,399 |
| Wolfcamp | 2,694 | -466 |
| Canyon | 5,111 | -2,883 |
| Strawn | 6,522 | -4,294 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,204 | 5,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,083 | 11 | 321 S |
| 4.5 | 6,125 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Sep 27, 1996 | Aug 23, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 9, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-435-34415 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-34415 → 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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