WELL · 42-351-30594 · DISTRICT 6
Champion Int L Unit A-1138 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Champion Int L Unit A-1138 #1 (API 42-351-30594) is a plugged horizontal well in Newton County, plugged June 21, 2017, last operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 1996, permitted to 12,250 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Saratoga, Top Of Saratoga.
Its 2 leases have reported 60.1K barrels of oil and 842K mcf of gas since May 1994, last reporting in July 2017. The leases carry 2 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 | none |
| Production reports | Kovar Operating, LLCthrough Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerDec 6, 1996 |
- 12,250
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 25, 1994
- completed
- 60.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 842K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Jul 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 25, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 21, 2017
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-1138 O-6-13407 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Kovar Operating, LLC | 1 | 60.1K | 314K | Mar 1995 – Jul 2017 |
| Champion Int'l Unit A-1138 G-6-150308 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 528K | May 1994 – Feb 1995 |
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 -TylerMay 1994 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Jan 2003
- 3Kovar Operating, LLCJan 2015 → Jun 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456019-99 | Recompletion | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Dec 6, 1996 | Dec 6, 1996 | — | 11,995 |
| 421723-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 24, 1994 | Mar 4, 1994 | — | 12,250 |
| 421723-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Mar 4, 1994 | Mar 4, 1994 | Mar 10, 1994 | 12,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 25, 1994 | Champion Int L Unit A-1138 G-6-150308 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Plugged | — |
| — | Champion Int L. Unit A-1138 O-6-13407 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Kovar Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 350 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 4,653 | -4,303 |
| Wilcox | 4,653 | -4,303 |
| Midway | 8,886 | -8,536 |
| MidwayTOP OF MIDWAY | 8,886 | -8,536 |
| Saratoga | 10,005 | -9,655 |
| Top of Saratoga | 10,005 | -9,655 |
| Blossom | 10,604 | -10,254 |
| BlossomTOP OF BLOSSOM | 10,604 | -10,254 |
| Taylor | 10,942 | -10,592 |
| TaylorTOP OF TAYLOR | 10,942 | -10,592 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK 8800 | 11,330 | -10,980 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK 8800 | 11,330 | -10,980 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,330 | 15,590 | Perforated |
| 11,330 | 15,850 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,588 | 13.5 | 1,496 S |
| 7.625 | 11,338 | 9.875 | 490 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 | Aug 9, 1994 | Jul 1, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 4, 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 42-351-30594 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30594 → 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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