TEXAS · WELLS · NEWTON COUNTY · API 42-351-30677 · DISTRICT 06
Kirby-Black Stone OL #1H
Newton County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Producing · Horizontal
Kirby-Black Stone OL #1H (API 42-351-30677) is a permitted horizontal well in Newton County filed by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 23, 1997, permitted to 17,420 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Theron Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 72.7K barrels of oil and 118K mcf of gas since April 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 9, 2026
- Permits on file
- 6
- Phone
- (832) 333-7860
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Theron Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Shoco Production LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jan 23, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 17,420
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 23, 1997
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 72.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 118K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirby-Black Stone OL O-6-13921 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Shoco Production LLC | 1 | 72.7K | 62.6K | Apr 1999 – Jul 2026 |
| Kirby-Black Stone OL G-6-164123 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 55.8K | Apr 1997 – Jan 2000 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 501 · prior 12 1,280(-61%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 1997 → Aug 1999
- 2Core E & P Corp.Sep 1999 → Dec 2001
- 3Wild Cat Operating CompanyJan 2002 → Dec 2003
- 4Sisters Operating CompanyJan 2004 → Nov 2010
- 5Spur Operating Co.Dec 2010 → Oct 2011
- 6Three Forks Resources, LLCNov 2011 → Sep 2014
- 7Cornerstone Petroleum OP, LLCOct 2014 → Apr 2019
- 8Shoco Production, L.P.Jun 2019 → May 2020
- 9Shoco Production LLCJun 2020 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457741-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 23, 1997 | Jan 23, 1997 | Feb 7, 1997 | 13,654 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Kirby-Black Stone OL O-6-13921 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Theron Energy Operating LLC | Producing | 17,420 |
| Apr 15, 1997 | Kirby-Black Stone OL G-6-164123 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) | Chesapeake Operating Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 200 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 12,852 | -12,652 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,852 | 17,420 | Perforated |
| 12,917 | 17,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,885 | 14.75 | 2,865 S |
| 7.625 | 12,917 | 9.875 | 3,180 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 9, 1999 | Apr 23, 1999 | — |
| 00 | May 14, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 29, 1997 | Oct 6, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Sep 22, 1997 | Jul 1, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 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 42-351-30677 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-351-30677 → 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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