TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · MECKEL LEASE · API 42-435-34426 · DISTRICT 6E
Meckel #29
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Meckel #29 (API 42-435-34426) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed February 12, 1995 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 20, 1994, permitted to 5,903 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 87 barrels of oil and 406K mcf of gas since February 1995, 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
- 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 Aug 2022 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Dec 20, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,903
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 1994
- last permit issued
- Feb 12, 1995
- completed
- 87
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 406K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1995 THROUGH Aug 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 12, 1995
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2022
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meckel G-9-153624 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 87 | 406K | Feb 1995 – Aug 2022 |
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.Feb 1995 → 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 → Nov 2005
- 5Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCFeb 2009 → Sep 2014
- 6Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 7Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Aug 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 431110-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Dec 19, 1994 | Dec 20, 1994 | Jan 30, 1995 | 5,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 12, 1995 | Meckel G-9-153624 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2022 | 5,903 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,206 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 695 | 1,511 |
| Canyon | 5,295 | -3,089 |
| CanyonBASE OF CANYON | 5,672 | -3,466 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,298 | 5,668 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,356 | 11 | 390 S |
| 4.5 | 5,882 | 7.875 | 450 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 16, 1995 | Apr 4, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 11, 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 42-435-34426 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-34426 → 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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