WELL · 42-351-30587 · DISTRICT 6
Donner-Brown Unit A-1161 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Donner-Brown Unit A-1161 #1 (API 42-351-30587) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Bonfire Operating LLC, completed April 14, 1994 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 7, 1994, permitted to 11,810 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Bonfire Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilson, Midway, Cretaceous, Blossom.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; 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 | Bonfire Operating LLC |
| Production reports | RKI Energy Resources, LLCthrough Dec 2019 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 7, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,810
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 7, 1994
- last permit issued
- Apr 14, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.82M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 14, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- 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-Brown Unit A-1161 G-6-151950 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.82M | Apr 1994 – Jul 2026 |
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 -TylerApr 1994 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2005
- 3Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Mar 2013
- 4Kovar Operating, LLCApr 2013 → Nov 2016
- 5Grit Oil & Gas, LLCNov 2017 → Apr 2019
- 6RKI Energy Resources, LLCMay 2019 → Dec 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420005-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | May 26, 1994 | Jan 7, 1994 | — | 11,810 |
| 420005-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 7, 1994 | Jan 7, 1994 | Jan 25, 1994 | 11,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-151950 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 522 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilson | 4,315 | -3,793 |
| Midway | 8,741 | -8,219 |
| Cretaceous | 9,805 | -9,283 |
| Blossom | 10,407 | -9,885 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK, 8800 | 10,973 | -10,451 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,973 | 15,000 | Perforated |
| 10,973 | 16,370 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,565 | 13.5 | 1,650 S |
| 7.625 | 11,075 | 9.875 | 695 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 | Jan 12, 1995 | May 27, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 15, 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 42-351-30587 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30587 → 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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