TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · API 42-351-30558 · DISTRICT 06
Arco Fee Unit #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Arco Fee Unit #1 (API 42-351-30558) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Bonfire Operating LLC, completed April 6, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2002.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 23, 1992, permitted to 14,552 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Bonfire Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Ozan, Nacatoch, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 11.8K barrels of oil and 1.77M mcf of gas since April 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Cresson, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 19, 2025
- Permits on file
- 43
- Phone
- (817) 888-8677
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Rme Petroleum Companythrough Nov 2001 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyDec 23, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,552
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 23, 1992
- last permit issued
- Apr 6, 1993
- completed
- 11.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 6, 1993
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2002
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco Fee Unit G-6-147217 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.61M | Oct 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Arco Fee Unit O-6-13196 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 2 | 11.8K | 150K | Apr 1993 – Aug 1998 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanySep 2001 → Nov 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 407605-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 23, 1992 | Dec 23, 1992 | Jan 4, 1993 | 19,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 6, 1993 | Arco Fee Unit G-6-147217 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Feb 1, 2002 | 14,552 |
| Apr 6, 1993 | Arco Fee Unit O-6-13196 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Union Pacific Resources Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 535 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 7,871 | -7,336 |
| Ozan | 9,461 | -8,926 |
| Nacatoch | 9,711 | -9,176 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,926 | -9,391 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,976 | 13,802 | Perforated |
| 10,055 | 11,775 | Perforated |
| 11,020 | 14,552 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,350 | 14.75 | 1,315 S |
| 7.625 | 9,976 | 9.875 | 295 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 | Dec 10, 1993 | Nov 8, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Dec 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 2, 1993 | Jun 26, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 26, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-351-30558 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30558 → 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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