TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · DONNER UNIT LEASE · API 42-351-30561 · DISTRICT 06
Donner Unit #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Donner Unit #1 (API 42-351-30561) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed September 1, 1993 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 23, 1993, permitted to 14,158 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Ozan, Nacatoch, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 163K barrels of oil and 4.92M mcf of gas since May 1993, last reporting volume in December 2024.
Operator of record
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Hearing (H)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 78
- Phone
- (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyFeb 23, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,158
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 1993
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1993
- completed
- 163K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.92M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1993
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donner Unit G-6-147163 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 163K | 4.92M | May 1993 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 406(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Feb 2012
- 5Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Mar 2012 → Jun 2013
- 6HK Energy Operating, LLCJul 2013 → Sep 2017
- 7Grit Oil & Gas, LLCOct 2017 → Apr 2019
- 8RKI Energy Resources, LLCMay 2019 → Jun 2021
- 9Prize Exploration & Prod, LLCAug 2021 → Dec 2023
- 10Prize Exploration, LLCJan 2024 → May 2024
- 11BRG Lone Star Ltd.Jun 2024 → Dec 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 409256-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Feb 22, 1993 | Feb 23, 1993 | Feb 26, 1993 | 19,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1, 1993 | Donner Unit G-6-147163 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Atlas Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2025 | 14,158 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 476 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 8,360 | -7,884 |
| Ozan | 9,900 | -9,424 |
| Nacatoch | 10,145 | -9,669 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,393 | -9,917 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,405 | 14,158 | Perforated |
| 10,484 | 16,032 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,564 | 14.75 | 1,440 S |
| 7.625 | 10,405 | 9.875 | 305 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 | Dec 7, 1993 | Oct 29, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 24, 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 42-351-30561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30561 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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