TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · API 42-351-30600 · DISTRICT 06
Champion Int L Unit A-460 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Shut In · Horizontal
Champion Int L Unit A-460 #1 (API 42-351-30600) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Bonfire Operating LLC, completed March 23, 1999 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2003.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued May 26, 1994, permitted to 14,932 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Bonfire Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Saratoga, Blossom.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.53K barrels of oil and 933K mcf of gas since August 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 | Kovar Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2017 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerMay 26, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,932
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 26, 1994
- last permit issued
- Mar 23, 1999
- completed
- 4.53K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 933K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 23, 1999
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2003
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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-460 O-6-13903 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | 2 | 4.53K | 25.1K | Mar 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Champion Int'l. Unit A-460 G-6-151953 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 908K | Aug 1994 – Jun 1999 |
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 -TylerAug 1994 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Apr 2002
- 3Kovar Operating, LLCMar 2017 → Apr 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 424270-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Sep 15, 1994 | May 26, 1994 | — | 11,600 |
| 424270-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | May 26, 1994 | May 26, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | 11,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 23, 1999 | Champion Int L Unit A-460 O-6-13903 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2003 | 14,932 |
| Aug 9, 1994 | Champion Int L. Unit A-460 G-6-151953 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Swift Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
| — | Champion Int L Unit A-460 O-6-13903 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 356 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 4,255 | -3,899 |
| Midway | 8,440 | -8,084 |
| Saratoga | 9,470 | -9,114 |
| Blossom | 10,090 | -9,734 |
| Taylor | 10,426 | -10,070 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK 8800 | 10,735 | -10,379 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK, 8800 | 10,735 | -10,379 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,735 | 14,932 | Perforated |
| 10,735 | 15,565 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,233 | 13.5 | 1,200 S |
| 7.625 | 10,800 | 9.875 | 1,000 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 30, 1999 | Apr 12, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1995 | Sep 13, 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 42-351-30600 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30600 → 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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