TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · BLACKSTONE UNIT A-293 LEASE · API 42-351-30672 · DISTRICT 06
Blackstone Unit A-293 #2
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Producing · Horizontal
Blackstone Unit A-293 #2 (API 42-351-30672) is a horizontal well in Newton County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed January 8, 1997 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 8, 1996, permitted to 15,990 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 48.6K barrels of oil and 101K mcf of gas since January 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
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 -TylerNov 8, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,990
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 8, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 8, 1997
- completed
- 48.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 8, 1997
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackstone Unit A-293 O-6-13667 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 48.6K | 101K | Jan 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 233 · prior 12 303(-23%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 151(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJan 1997 → 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.Jul 2024 → Feb 2026
- 9Atlas Operating LLCMar 2026 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 454977-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Feb 26, 1997 | Nov 8, 1996 | — | 12,650 |
| 454977-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Nov 8, 1996 | Nov 8, 1996 | Nov 3, 1996 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 8, 1997 | Blackstone Unit A-293 O-6-13667 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Atlas Operating LLC | Producing | 15,990 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 106 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK | 12,162 | -12,056 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,187 | 15,990 | Perforated |
| 12,187 | 17,210 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,082 | 13.5 | 1,390 S |
| 7.625 | 2,187 | 9.875 | 700 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 | Jul 1, 1997 | May 14, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 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 42-351-30672 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30672 → 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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