TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · TEMPLE A-420 LEASE · API 42-351-30629 · DISTRICT 06
Temple A-420 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Temple A-420 #1 (API 42-351-30629) is a plugged horizontal well in Newton County, plugged January 19, 2003, last operated by Swift Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 12, 1995, permitted to 12,405 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Swift Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Top Of Cretaceous, Blossom.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 22, 2005
- Permits on file
- 719
- Phone
- (281) 874-2835
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Swift Energy Company |
| Production reports | Swift Energy Companythrough Jun 1999 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJun 12, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,405
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 12, 1995
- last permit issued
- Oct 17, 1995
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.63M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1995 THROUGH Jan 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 17, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 19, 2003
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temple A-420 G-6-157254 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.63M | Oct 1995 – Jan 2003 |
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 -TylerOct 1995 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Jun 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 436784-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Nov 27, 1995 | Jun 12, 1995 | — | 12,405 |
| 436784-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 12, 1995 | Jun 12, 1995 | Aug 26, 1995 | 12,405 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 1995 | Temple A-420 G-6-157254 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Swift Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 386 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 4,685 | -4,299 |
| MidwayTOP OF MIDWAY | 9,120 | -8,734 |
| Top of Cretaceous | 10,302 | -9,916 |
| BlossomTOP OF BLOSSOM | 10,960 | -10,574 |
| TaylorTOP OF TAYLOR | 11,213 | -10,827 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK 8800 | 11,522 | -11,136 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,580 | 15,388 | Perforated |
| 11,580 | 15,485 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,457 | 13.5 | 1,220 S |
| 7.625 | 11,580 | 9.875 | 710 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 | Apr 8, 1996 | Nov 21, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-351-30629 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30629 → 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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