WELL · 42-403-30380 · DISTRICT 6
Champion Int L. Unit A-450 #1
Sabine County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Champion Int L. Unit A-450 #1 (API 42-403-30380) is a horizontal well in Sabine County operated by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler, completed October 10, 1994.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 25, 1994, permitted to 10,250 ft.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Saratoga, Top Of Saratoga.
Its 2 leases have reported 50.7K barrels of oil and 708K mcf of gas since October 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler
Houston, TX · P-5 New, filed Jun 29, 1992 · 655 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler |
| Production reports | Swift Energy Companythrough Nov 2001 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerJul 25, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,250
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 25, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 1994
- completed
- 50.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 708K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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-450 O-6-13533 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Bonfire Operating LLC | 1 | 50.7K | 253K | Nov 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Champion Int'l. Unit A-450 G-6-152402 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | 1 | 0 | 455K | Oct 1994 – Oct 1995 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sonat Exploration Company -TylerOct 1994 → Jul 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Nov 2001
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 426204-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 26, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | — | 10,250 |
| 426204-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jul 25, 1994 | Jul 25, 1994 | Aug 7, 1994 | 10,250 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-152402 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-13533 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 339 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxTOP OF WILCOX | 3,104 | -2,765 |
| Wilcox | 3,104 | -2,765 |
| Midway | 7,085 | -6,746 |
| MidwayTOP OF MIDWAY | 7,085 | -6,746 |
| Saratoga | 8,132 | -7,793 |
| Top of Saratoga | 8,132 | -7,793 |
| Blossom | 8,671 | -8,332 |
| BlossomTOP OF BLOSSOM | 8,671 | -8,332 |
| Taylor | 9,080 | -8,741 |
| TaylorTOP OF TAYLOR | 9,080 | -8,741 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,307 | -8,968 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK 8800 | 9,307 | -8,968 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,307 | 14,004 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,280 | 14.75 | 710 S |
| 7.625 | 9,375 | 9.875 | 1,000 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 | Aug 19, 1996 | Dec 14, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 14, 1995 | Oct 28, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 27, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-403-30380 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-403-30380 → 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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