WELL · 42-389-40854 · DISTRICT 8
Black Flag State Unit 253-254W #1UA
Reeves County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Black Flag State Unit 253-254w #1UA (API 42-389-40854) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Apache Corporation, completed May 29, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued October 9, 2023, permitted to 11,500 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Lamar, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon.
Its lease has reported 2M barrels of oil and 4.08M mcf of gas since July 2019, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 9,754 permits on file · (713) 296-6400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Apache Corporation |
| Production reports | Apache Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Callon Petroleum Operating CoOct 9, 2023 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 9, 2023
- last permit issued
- May 29, 2024
- completed
- 2M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.08M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2019 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 2024
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
31.248707, -103.519175
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Reeves County.
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Flag State Unit 253-254W O-10-52541 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Apache Corporation | 7 | 2M | 4.08M | Jul 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 121,297 · prior 12 247,224(-51%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 124,464 · prior 12 280,979(-56%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Primexx Operating CorporationJul 2019 → Sep 2021
- 2Callon Petroleum Operating CoOct 2021 → Jul 2024
- 3Apache CorporationAug 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 894304-97 | Drill | Apache Corporation | Jan 30, 2025 | Oct 9, 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | 11,500 |
| 894304-98 | Drill | Callon Petroleum Operating Co | Oct 17, 2023 | Oct 9, 2023 | — | 11,500 |
| 894304-99 | Drill | Callon Petroleum Operating Co | Oct 4, 2023 | Oct 9, 2023 | Oct 31, 2023 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-52541 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,651 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Lamar | 4,889 | -2,238 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,958 | -2,307 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,911 | -3,260 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,871 | -4,220 |
| Bone Spring | 7,942 | -5,291 |
| Avalon | 7,970 | -5,319 |
| CastileCASTILLE | — | — |
| Delaware | — | — |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | — | — |
| DelawareFORD / DELAWARE | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,800 | 21,108 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11.75 | 1,890 | 14.75 | 1,125 S |
| 8.625 | 9,867 | 10.625 | 1,955 S |
| 6 | 21,205 | 7.875 | 2,660 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 | Feb 10, 2025 | Nov 7, 2024 | Yes |
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 42-389-40854 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-40854 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Black Flag State Unit 253-254W42-389-40855
0.0 KM · Callon Petroleum Operating Co · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 4,889 | -2,238 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,963 | -2,312 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,908 | -3,257 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,869 | -4,218 |
| Bone Spring | 7,947 | -5,296 |
| Avalon | 7,972 | -5,321 |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Black Flag State Unit 253-254W42-389-40856
0.0 KM · Callon Petroleum Operating Co · Section with this well →
| Bell Canyon | 4,960 | -2,309 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,916 | -3,265 |
| Bone Spring | 7,947 | -5,296 |
| Wolfcamp | — | |
| Castile | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Black Flag State Unit 253-254E42-389-40852
0.0 KM · Callon Petroleum Operating Co · Section with this well →
| Rustler | 1,296 | 1,355 |
| Salado | 1,734 | 917 |
| Lamar | 4,891 | -2,240 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,958 | -2,307 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,911 | -3,260 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,874 | -4,223 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Black Flag State Unit 253-254E42-389-40853
0.0 KM · Callon Petroleum Operating Co · Section with this well →
| Lamar | 4,892 | -2,241 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,962 | -2,311 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,923 | -3,272 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,877 | -4,226 |
| Bone Spring | 7,956 | -5,305 |
| Avalon | 7,985 | -5,334 |
| Delaware | — | |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sam Prewitt 255-256 C-342-389-37492
0.5 KM · Noble Energy Inc · Section with this well →
| Cherry Canyon | 5,863 | -3,224 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,788 | -4,149 |
| Bone Spring | 7,927 | -5,288 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 10,059 | -7,420 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,292 | -7,653 |
| Pennsylvanian | — | |
| Delaware | — | |
| Devonian | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sam Prewitt 255-256 C-242-389-37493
0.5 KM · Noble Energy Inc · Section with this well →
| Delaware | 4,907 | -2,268 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,938 | -2,299 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,863 | -3,224 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,785 | -4,146 |
| Bone Spring | 7,925 | -5,286 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 10,064 | -7,425 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,295 | -7,656 |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sam Prewitt 255-256 C-142-389-37494
0.5 KM · Noble Energy Inc · Section with this well →
| Castile | 1,278 | 1,361 |
| Delaware | 4,895 | -2,256 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,924 | -2,285 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,852 | -3,213 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,779 | -4,140 |
| Bone Spring | 7,919 | -5,280 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 10,039 | -7,400 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,273 | -7,634 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sam Prewitt 255-256 Unit A42-389-36686
0.6 KM · Rosetta Resources Operating LP · Section with this well →
| Castile | 1,297 | 1,356 |
| Delaware | 4,934 | -2,281 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,963 | -2,310 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,879 | -3,226 |
| Bone Spring | 7,944 | -5,291 |
| Permian (undifferentiated) | 9,354 | -6,701 |
| Wolfcamp | 10,304 | -7,651 |
| Delaware | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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