WELL · 42-351-30655 · DISTRICT 6
Blackstone Unit A-86 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Blackstone Unit A-86 #1 (API 42-351-30655) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Bonfire Operating LLC, completed March 27, 1999 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 28, 1996, permitted to 15,071 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Bonfire Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Wilcox, Austin Chalk.
Its 3 leases have reported 66.6K barrels of oil and 682K mcf of gas since September 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 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 | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJun 28, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,071
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 1999
- completed
- 66.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 682K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 1999
- Shut in
- May 1, 2022
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Unit A-86 O-6-13912 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Atlas Operating LLC | 2 | 66.6K | 342K | Mar 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Blackstone Unit A-86 O-6-16063 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2024 – Jul 2026 |
| Blackstone Unit A-86 G-6-160928 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 0 | 340K | Sep 1996 – Aug 1999 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 290 · prior 12 225(+29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerSep 1996 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Dec 2005
- 3Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Mar 2013
- 4Kovar Operating, LLCApr 2013 → Jul 2017
- 5Grit Oil & Gas, LLCAug 2017 → Apr 2019
- 6RKI Energy Resources, LLCMay 2019 → Jun 2021
- 7Prize Exploration & Prod, LLCJul 2021 → Jan 2023
- 8BRG Lone Star Ltd.Jul 2024 → Feb 2026
- 9Atlas Operating LLCMar 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449823-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 31, 1996 | Jun 28, 1996 | Jul 5, 1996 | 12,500 |
| 449823-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 28, 1996 | Jun 28, 1996 | — | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 27, 1999 | Blackstone Unit A-86 O-6-16063 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | Shut IN · shut in May 1, 2022 | 15,071 |
| Mar 27, 1999 | Blackstone Unit A-86 O-6-13912 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Atlas Operating LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
| Sep 23, 1996 | Blackstone Unit A-86 G-6-160928 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Swift Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 107 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 5,027 | -4,920 |
| Wilcox | 5,027 | -4,920 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,870 | -11,763 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 11,870 | -11,763 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,890 | 15,071 | Perforated |
| 11,890 | 15,765 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,157 | 13.5 | 930 S |
| 7.625 | 11,890 | 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 | Oct 31, 2024 | Apr 9, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1999 | Apr 9, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 8, 1997 | Oct 31, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 3, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-351-30655 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30655 → 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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