TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · API 42-435-35654 · DISTRICT 6E
Hicks 23 #8
Sutton County · Sawyer (Strawn North) field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Hicks 23 #8 (API 42-435-35654) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed November 29, 2001 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 18, 2001, permitted to 8,600 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 4 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Wolfcamp, Canyon, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 103 barrels of oil and 259K mcf of gas since November 2001, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas CorpOct 18, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 18, 2001
- last permit issued
- Nov 29, 2001
- completed
- 103
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 259K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 29, 2001
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks 23 G-9-189630 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 103 | 259K | Nov 2001 – Apr 2026 |
| Hicks 23 G-9-189631 | Sawyer (Strawn, North) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Nov 2001 – — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,688 · prior 12 1,652(+63%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncNov 2001 → Dec 2007
- 2Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 4Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514597-99 | Drill | Dreyfus, Louis Natural Gas Corp | Oct 18, 2001 | Oct 18, 2001 | Nov 2, 2001 | 8,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 29, 2001 | Hicks 23 G-9-189631 | Sawyer (Strawn North) | Upp Operating LLC | SWR-10-Well · shut in Feb 1, 2002 | 8,600 |
| Nov 29, 2001 | Hicks 23 G-9-189630 | Sawyer (Canyon) | Upp Operating LLC | Producing | 8,600 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,208 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 795 | 1,413 |
| Wolfcamp | 3,392 | -1,184 |
| Canyon | 6,341 | -4,133 |
| Strawn | 8,229 | -6,021 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,370 | 7,506 | Perforated |
| 8,234 | 8,257 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,384 | 11 | 365 S |
| 4.5 | 8,521 | 7.875 | 625 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 | Aug 27, 2002 | Mar 15, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-435-35654 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-35654 → 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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