WELL · 42-351-30631 · DISTRICT 6
Champion Int L Unit A-143 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Champion Int L Unit A-143 #1 (API 42-351-30631) is a plugged horizontal well in Newton County, plugged August 12, 2022, last operated by Prize Exploration & Prod LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 19, 1995, permitted to 12,340 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Prize Exploration & Prod LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including T. Wilcox, Wilcox, Midway, T. Midway Sh..
Its 2 leases have reported 10.5K barrels of oil and 221K mcf of gas since January 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 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.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2025 · 5 permits on file · (866) 695-7328
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prize Exploration & Prod LLC |
| Production reports | Grit Oil & Gas, LLCthrough Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJun 19, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,340
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 19, 1995
- last permit issued
- Mar 6, 1999
- completed
- 10.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 221K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 6, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 12, 2022
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-143 O-6-13909 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Prize Exploration & Prod, LLC | 1 | 10.5K | 68.1K | Mar 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Champion Int'l Unit A-143 G-6-157886 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 152K | Jan 1996 – Oct 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 -TylerJan 1996 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2005
- 3Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Mar 2013
- 4Kovar Operating, LLCMay 2013 → Jul 2017
- 5Grit Oil & Gas, LLCSep 2017 → Sep 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 437044-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Feb 22, 1996 | Jun 19, 1995 | — | 12,340 |
| 437044-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 19, 1995 | Jun 19, 1995 | Dec 4, 1995 | 12,340 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-157886 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13909 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 316 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| T. Wilcox | 4,747 | -4,431 |
| Wilcox | 4,747 | -4,431 |
| Midway | 9,040 | -8,724 |
| T. Midway Sh. | 9,040 | -8,724 |
| Saratoga | 10,097 | -9,781 |
| T. Saratoga | 10,097 | -9,781 |
| Blossom | 10,754 | -10,438 |
| T.blossom | 10,754 | -10,438 |
| Taylor | 11,110 | -10,794 |
| T.taylor | 11,110 | -10,794 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK, 8800 | 11,477 | -11,161 |
| T.austin Chalk | 11,477 | -11,161 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,534 | 14,645 | Perforated |
| 11,534 | 16,319 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,470 | 13.5 | 1,100 S |
| 7.625 | 11,534 | 9.875 | 910 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 9, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | May 20, 1996 | Feb 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 15, 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 42-351-30631 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30631 → 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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