TEXAS · WELLS · SUTTON COUNTY · MECKEL "A" LEASE · API 42-435-36068 · DISTRICT 6E
Meckel A #54
Sutton County · Sonora (Canyon Upper) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 3
- Fawcett (Wolfcamp) · Sawyer (Canyon) · Sonora (Canyon Upper)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Meckel A #54 (API 42-435-36068) is a well in Sutton County operated by Upp Operating LLC, completed November 30, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 24, 2002, permitted to 6,425 ft.
It was permitted by Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc 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 3 barrels of oil and 65.4K mcf of gas since November 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc; 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 Jan 2023 |
| Latest permit | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncOct 24, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,425
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 24, 2002
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 2002
- completed
- 3
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 65.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2002 THROUGH Jan 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 2002
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2023
- 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 "A" G-9-193596 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating, LLC | 1 | 3 | 65.4K | Nov 2002 – Jan 2023 |
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.
- 1Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, IncNov 2002 → Dec 2007
- 2Highmount Expl & Prod Texas LLCJan 2008 → Sep 2014
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2014 → Mar 2019
- 4Upp Operating, LLCApr 2019 → Jan 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 524954-98 | Drill | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc | Jan 31, 2003 | Oct 24, 2002 | — | 6,400 |
| 524954-99 | Drill | Dominion Oklahoma Texas E&P, Inc | Oct 24, 2002 | Oct 24, 2002 | Nov 11, 2002 | 6,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2002 | Meckel A G-9-193596 | Sonora (Canyon Upper) | Upp Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2023 | 6,425 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,302 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE CRETACEOUS | 780 | 1,522 |
| Wolfcamp | 3,405 | -1,103 |
| Canyon | 5,408 | -3,106 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,716 | 6,118 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,184 | 11 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 6,377 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Apr 28, 2003 | Feb 10, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 3, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-435-36068 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-435-36068 → 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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