TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · MECKEL LEASE · API 42-435-34496 · DISTRICT 6E
Meckel #35
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Vertical
Meckel #35 (API 42-435-34496) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged July 1, 2015, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 28, 1995, permitted to 6,220 ft.
It was permitted by Meridian Oil Inc. and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Canyon.
Its lease has reported 46 barrels of oil and 70.1K mcf of gas since May 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
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Feb 2003 |
| Latest permit | Meridian Oil Inc.Mar 28, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,220
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 21, 1999
- completed
- 46
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1995 THROUGH Feb 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 21, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 1, 2015
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-9-155057 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 46 | 70.1K | May 1995 – Feb 2003 |
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.May 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 → Feb 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 434259-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Mar 28, 1995 | Mar 28, 1995 | Apr 27, 1995 | 6,220 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 1999 | Meckel G-9-155057 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Enervest Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,216 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 705 | 1,511 |
| CanyonTOP OF CANYON | 5,514 | -3,298 |
| CanyonBASE OF CANYON | 6,046 | -3,830 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,694 | 6,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,393 | 11 | 525 S |
| 4.5 | 6,150 | 7.875 | 300 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, 1999 | Aug 26, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 1995 | Jul 31, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 16, 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 42-435-34496 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-34496 → 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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