TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · MECKEL "A" LEASE · API 42-435-35388 · DISTRICT 6E
Meckel A #16
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Fawcett (Wolfcamp) · Sonora (Canyon Upper)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Meckel A #16 (API 42-435-35388) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed April 21, 2001 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2005.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 22, 2001, permitted to 6,435 ft.
It was permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp and has since transferred to Upp Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp, Canyon.
Its lease has reported 45.7K mcf of gas since April 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp; 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 Nov 2005 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpFeb 22, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,435
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 21, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 45.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2001 THROUGH Nov 2005
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 21, 2001
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2005
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 "A" G-9-182683 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 45.7K | Apr 2001 – Nov 2005 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Meckel A
Upp Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Sutton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpApr 2001 → Nov 2001
- 2Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncDec 2001 → Nov 2005
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 505697-99 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Feb 22, 2001 | Feb 22, 2001 | Mar 25, 2001 | 7,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2001 | Meckel A G-9-182683 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Dec 1, 2005 | 6,435 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,217 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 710 | 1,507 |
| Wolfcamp | 3,323 | -1,106 |
| Canyon | 5,794 | -3,577 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,698 | 6,152 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 408 | 7.875 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 1,978 | 11 | 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. 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 | Jul 20, 2001 | May 21, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 7, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-435-35388 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-35388 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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