TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · MECKEL LEASE · API 42-435-35067 · DISTRICT 6E
Meckel #40
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Producing · Vertical
Meckel #40 (API 42-435-35067) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed August 10, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 9, 2000, permitted to 6,090 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Resources Oil&Gas CO. and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), T/Canyon Sandstone.
Its lease has reported 1.14K barrels of oil and 522K mcf of gas since June 2000, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.; 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 | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Feb 9, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,090
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 2000
- last permit issued
- Aug 10, 2000
- completed
- 1.14K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 522K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2000 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 10, 2000
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meckel G-9-177411 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 1.14K | 522K | Jun 2000 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,991 · prior 12 7,946(+1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Jun 2000 → Dec 2000
- 2Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJan 2001 → May 2002
- 3Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncJun 2002 → Dec 2007
- 4Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 6Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491925-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co. | Feb 9, 2000 | Feb 9, 2000 | May 13, 2000 | 6,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 10, 2000 | Meckel G-9-177411 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing | 6,090 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,177 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 672 | 1,505 |
| T/Canyon Sandstone | 5,411 | -3,234 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,580 | 5,800 | Perforated |
| 5,580 | 5,830 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,539 | 11 | 455 S |
| 4.5 | 6,089 | 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 | Oct 25, 2000 | Sep 7, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2000 | Jul 12, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 2000 | Jun 21, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 5, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-435-35067 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-35067 → 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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