TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · MECKEL LEASE · API 42-435-35068 · DISTRICT 6E
Meckel #43
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Vertical
Meckel #43 (API 42-435-35068) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged June 22, 2015, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 9, 2000, permitted to 6,290 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Resources Oil&Gas CO. and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including B/Cretaceous, T/Canyon Sandstone.
Its lease has reported 26 barrels of oil and 18.5K mcf of gas since July 2000, with no volume in the three years through 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
- 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 Jan 2002 |
| 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.
- 6,290
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jul 4, 2000
- completed
- 26
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2000 THROUGH Jan 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 4, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 22, 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-9-178014 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 26 | 18.5K | Jul 2000 – Jan 2002 |
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.
- 1Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Jul 2000 → Dec 2000
- 2Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJan 2001 → Mar 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491924-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co. | Feb 9, 2000 | Feb 9, 2000 | May 17, 2000 | 6,290 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 2000 | Meckel G-9-178014 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Enervest Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,211 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Cretaceous | 725 | 1,486 |
| T/Canyon Sandstone | 5,520 | -3,309 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,553 | 5,926 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,397 | 11 | 435 S |
| 4.5 | 6,208 | 7.875 | 350 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 16, 2000 | Aug 1, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 2000 | Jul 13, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 10, 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 42-435-35068 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-35068 → 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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