TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · ARCO FEE UNIT A-228 LEASE · API 42-351-30583 · DISTRICT 06
Arco Fee Unit A-228 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Arco Fee Unit A-228 #1 (API 42-351-30583) is a plugged horizontal well in Newton County, plugged March 31, 2011, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 14, 1993, permitted to 10,603 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Ozan, Taylor, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 163K barrels of oil and 2.16M mcf of gas since May 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Nov 2001 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyDec 14, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,603
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 1993
- last permit issued
- May 3, 1994
- completed
- 163K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Nov 2001
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 31, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco Fee Unit A-228 G-6-153489 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 163K | 2.16M | May 1994 – Nov 2001 |
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 CompanyMay 1994 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Sep 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 418955-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Feb 14, 1995 | Dec 14, 1993 | — | 10,603 |
| 418955-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 3, 1993 | Dec 14, 1993 | Jan 24, 1994 | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 1994 | Arco Fee Unit A-228 G-6-153489 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Enervest Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 552 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 7,480 | -6,928 |
| Ozan | 9,200 | -8,648 |
| Taylor | 9,480 | -8,928 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,708 | -9,156 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,790 | 14,713 | Perforated |
| 9,938 | 17,816 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,287 | 14.75 | 1,130 S |
| 7.625 | 9,938 | 9.875 | 595 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 | May 11, 1995 | Aug 24, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 4, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-351-30583 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30583 → 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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