WELL · 42-435-35312 · DISTRICT 7
Meckel #53
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Vertical
Meckel #53 (API 42-435-35312) is a plugged well in Sutton County, plugged June 23, 2015, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 1, 2000, permitted to 6,900 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 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), T/Canyon Sandstone, Canyon.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1,249 permits on file · (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Incthrough Oct 2005 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co.Dec 1, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 2000
- last permit issued
- Apr 1, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 47.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2001 THROUGH Jun 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 1, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 23, 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-9-182699 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 47.6K | Apr 2001 – Jun 2015 |
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 O & G Co LPApr 2001 → May 2002
- 2Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncJun 2002 → Oct 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 502520-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources Oil&gas Co. | Dec 1, 2000 | Dec 1, 2000 | Mar 6, 2001 | 6,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-182699 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,193 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 713 | 1,480 |
| T/Canyon Sandstone | 5,431 | -3,238 |
| CanyonTOP CANYON SANDSTONE | 5,431 | -3,238 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,570 | 5,751 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,264 | 11 | 481 S |
| 4.5 | 5,964 | 7.875 | 320 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 | Aug 20, 2001 | Jun 12, 2001 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 2001 | May 3, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-435-35312 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-35312 → 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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