WELL · 42-351-30571 · DISTRICT 6
Champion Int L. Unit A-1159 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Champion Int L. Unit A-1159 #1 (API 42-351-30571) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, completed October 21, 1993.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 24, 1993, permitted to 11,950 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Top Of Saratoga, Pecan Gap.
Its 2 leases have reported 89.1K barrels of oil and 1.35M mcf of gas since October 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Arcadia Energy Resources, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJun 24, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 1993
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1993
- completed
- 89.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.35M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Int'l. Unit A-1159 O-6-13408 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Arcadia Energy Resources, LLC | 1 | 89.1K | 635K | Mar 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Champion Int'l. Unit A-1159 G-6-148572 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 717K | Oct 1993 – Feb 1995 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 4,005 · prior 12 3,938(+2%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 464 · prior 12 552(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerOct 1993 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2005
- 3Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Mar 2013
- 4Kovar Operating, LLCApr 2013 → Jul 2017
- 5Grit Oil & Gas, LLCAug 2017 → Apr 2019
- 6RKI Energy Resources, LLCMay 2019 → Jun 2021
- 7Prize Exploration & Prod, LLCJul 2021 → Dec 2023
- 8Arcadia Energy Resources, LLCJan 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 413169-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 24, 1993 | Jun 24, 1993 | Jul 10, 1993 | 11,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-148572 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13408 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 385 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 4,520 | -4,135 |
| MidwayTOP OF MIDWAY | 8,840 | -8,455 |
| Top of Saratoga | 9,953 | -9,568 |
| Pecan GapBASE OF PECAN GAP | 10,550 | -10,165 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK, 8800 | 11,219 | -10,834 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,219 | 14,955 | Perforated |
| 11,219 | 15,099 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,490 | 13.5 | 1,795 S |
| 7.625 | 11,240 | 9.875 | 1,675 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 | Jun 14, 1995 | Apr 4, 1995 | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1994 | Jan 13, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-351-30571 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30571 → 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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