TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · API 42-351-30647 · DISTRICT 06
Donner-Brown U A-1176 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Shut In · Horizontal
Donner-Brown U A-1176 #1 (API 42-351-30647) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Texas Oil And Gas Operating LLC, completed March 15, 1999 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2013.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued January 11, 1996, permitted to 16,115 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Texas Oil And Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Saratoga, Blossom.
Its 2 leases have reported 56.8K barrels of oil and 1.55M mcf of gas since April 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Texas Oil and Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Friendswood, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 6, 2025
- Permits on file
- 7
- Phone
- (281) 317-8222
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texas Oil and Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Swift Energy Operating, LLCthrough Aug 2012 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 11, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,115
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 15, 1999
- completed
- 56.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.55M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 15, 1999
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2013
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Donner-Brown U A-1176 O-6-13911 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Texas Oil and Gas Operating, LLC | 1 | 56.8K | 457K | Mar 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Donner-Brown Unit A-1176 G-6-159898 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 1.09M | Apr 1996 – 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 -TylerApr 1996 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2005
- 3Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Aug 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443635-97 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Aug 16, 1996 | Jan 11, 1996 | — | 12,484 |
| 443635-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Apr 12, 1996 | Jan 11, 1996 | — | 12,380 |
| 443635-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 11, 1996 | Jan 11, 1996 | Feb 7, 1996 | 12,380 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 15, 1999 | Donner-Brown U A-1176 O-6-13911 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Texas Oil and Gas Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2013 | 16,115 |
| — | Donner-Brown Unit A-1176 G-6-159898 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Swift Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 311 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,040 | -4,729 |
| Midway | 9,490 | -9,179 |
| Saratoga | 10,615 | -10,304 |
| Blossom | 11,240 | -10,929 |
| Taylor | 11,550 | -11,239 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK, 8800 | 11,870 | -11,559 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,948 | 15,391 | Perforated |
| 11,948 | 16,115 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,595 | 13.75 | 1,120 S |
| 7.625 | 11,948 | 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 | Oct 1, 1996 | — | Yes |
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 42-351-30647 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30647 → 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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