TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · API 42-351-30656 · DISTRICT 06
Champion Int L Unit A-1136 #1
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Producing · Horizontal
Champion Int L Unit A-1136 #1 (API 42-351-30656) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed January 8, 1999 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 28, 1996, permitted to 15,680 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wilcox, Blossom, Saratoga, Top Of Saratoga.
Its 2 leases have reported 70.5K barrels of oil and 399K mcf of gas since September 1996, last reporting volume in March 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.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Hearing (H)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 78
- Phone
- (281) 893-9400
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.
- 15,680
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 28, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 8, 1999
- completed
- 70.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 399K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 8, 1999
- 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 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-1136 O-6-13905 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 28.4K | 158K | Jan 1999 – Mar 2026 |
| Champion Int'l Unit A-1136 G-6-160588 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Swift Energy Company | 1 | 42.1K | 241K | Sep 1996 – Dec 1998 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 105 · prior 12 570(-82%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 529(-100%)
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 → May 2024
- 8BRG Lone Star Ltd.Jun 2024 → Feb 2026
- 9Atlas Operating LLCMar 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449822-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 17, 1996 | Jun 28, 1996 | — | 12,500 |
| 449822-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 28, 1996 | Jun 28, 1996 | Jul 12, 1996 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1999 | Champion Int L Unit A-1136 O-6-13905 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Atlas Operating LLC | Producing | 15,680 |
| Sep 12, 1996 | Champion Int L Unit A-1136 G-6-160588 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Swift Energy Company | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 253 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 5,237 | -4,984 |
| Wilcox | 5,237 | -4,984 |
| Blossom | 10,357 | -10,104 |
| BlossomTOP OF BLOSSOM | 10,357 | -10,104 |
| Saratoga | 10,702 | -10,449 |
| Top of Saratoga | 10,702 | -10,449 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,067 | -11,814 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 12,067 | -11,814 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,100 | 15,680 | Perforated |
| 12,100 | 16,206 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,285 | 13.5 | 1,280 S |
| 7.625 | 12,100 | 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 30, 1999 | Apr 12, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 6, 1996 | Oct 15, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 27, 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 42-351-30656 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30656 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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