TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · API 42-351-30572 · DISTRICT 06
Champion Int L. Unit a-20 NO.2 #2
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Champion Int L. Unit A-20 NO.2 #2 (API 42-351-30572) is a plugged horizontal well in Newton County, plugged January 13, 2000, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1993 and 1996, permitted to 11,700 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Top Of Saratoga, Blossom.
Its 2 leases have reported 139K barrels of oil and 1.82M mcf of gas since December 1993, last reporting in February 2000. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 29, 1992
- Permits on file
- 655
- Phone
- (903) 561-3360
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Swift Energy Company |
| Production reports | Sonat Exploration Company -Tylerthrough Jun 1997 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerDec 20, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 20, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 13, 1994
- completed
- 139K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.82M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1993 THROUGH Feb 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 13, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 13, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion Int'l Unit a-2O No. 2 O-6-13345 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Swift Energy Company | 2 | 139K | 1.04M | Jun 1994 – Feb 2000 |
| Champion Int'l. Unit a-20 NO.2 G-6-148677 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 784K | Dec 1993 – May 1994 |
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.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerDec 1993 → Jun 1997
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456591-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Dec 20, 1996 | Dec 20, 1996 | Dec 21, 1996 | 11,500 |
| 414079-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jul 23, 1993 | Jul 20, 1993 | Oct 19, 1993 | 11,700 |
| 414079-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jul 20, 1993 | Jul 20, 1993 | — | 11,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 13, 1994 | Champion Int L. Unit a-20 NO.2 G-6-148677 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Plugged | — |
| — | Champion Int L Unit a-2O No. 2 O-6-13345 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Swift Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| — | Champion Int L Unit a-2O No. 2 O-6-13345 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Swift Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| — | Champion Int L Unit a-2O No. 2 O-6-13345 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Swift Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 448 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 4,320 | -3,872 |
| MidwayTOP OF MIDWAY | 8,505 | -8,057 |
| Top of Saratoga | 9,660 | -9,212 |
| BlossomTOP OF BLOSSOM | 10,210 | -9,762 |
| TaylorTOP OF TAYLOR | 10,518 | -10,070 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK | 10,850 | -10,402 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK 8800 | 10,850 | -10,402 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK, 8800 | 10,850 | -10,402 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,850 | 14,870 | Perforated |
| 10,850 | 14,964 | Perforated |
| 10,870 | 15,950 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,307 | 13.5 | 1,300 S |
| 7.625 | 10,870 | 9.875 | 1,150 S |
| 7.625 | 10,880 | 9.875 | 1,150 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 | Aug 22, 1997 | May 30, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1997 | Jul 12, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1995 | Jul 12, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 2, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 20, 1994 | Feb 2, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 8, 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 42-351-30572 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30572 → 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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