WELL · 42-351-30648 · DISTRICT 3
Jones Unit A-981 #2
Newton County · Brookeland (Wilcox 7740) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Jones Unit A-981 #2 (API 42-351-30648) is a well in Newton County operated by Bonfire Operating LLC, completed February 17, 1996 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 17, 1996, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Bonfire Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Wilcox.
Its lease has reported 524K barrels of oil and 428K mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
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 Jan 2016 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 17, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 17, 1996
- last permit issued
- Feb 17, 1996
- completed
- 524K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 428K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 17, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jones Unit A-981 O-3-22967 | Brookeland (Wilcox 7740) | Bonfire Operating LLC | 1 | 524K | 428K | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
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 -TylerFeb 1996 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2005
- 3Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Mar 2013
- 4Kovar Operating, LLCApr 2013 → Jan 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 443791-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jan 17, 1996 | Jan 17, 1996 | Jan 27, 1996 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22967 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 335 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 4,960 | -4,625 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,739 | 7,744 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,505 | 12.25 | 1,035 S |
| 5.5 | 7,900 | 8.5 | 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 | May 22, 1997 | May 12, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1996 | Mar 18, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 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 42-351-30648 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30648 → 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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