WELL · 42-435-34519 · DISTRICT 7
Berger #23
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Producing · Directional
Berger #23 (API 42-435-34519) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed March 7, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 25, 1995, permitted to 6,525 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.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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.Apr 25, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,525
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 25, 1995
- last permit issued
- Mar 7, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 550K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 7, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berger G-9-156424 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 550K | Jun 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,924 · prior 12 4,587(-14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Meridian Oil Inc.Jun 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 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 435202-98 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | May 18, 1995 | Apr 25, 1995 | — | 6,525 |
| 435202-99 | Drill | Meridian Oil Inc. | Apr 25, 1995 | Apr 25, 1995 | May 12, 1995 | 6,425 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-156424 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,176 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 440 | 1,736 |
| Canyon | 5,595 | -3,419 |
| CanyonBASE OF CANYON | 6,348 | -4,172 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,652 | 6,344 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,362 | 11 | 380 S |
| 4.5 | 6,401 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 17, 1997 | May 21, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Feb 14, 1996 | Aug 25, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 2, 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 42-435-34519 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-34519 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
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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