WELL · 42-403-30408 · DISTRICT 6
Stark Unit A-298 #1
Sabine County · Brookeland (Austin Chalk 8800) field · Horizontal
Stark Unit A-298 #1 (API 42-403-30408) is a plugged horizontal well in Sabine County, plugged November 7, 2022, last operated by Prize Exploration & Prod LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended 3 times), issued February 24, 1995, permitted to 10,600 ft.
It was permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler and has since transferred to Prize Exploration & Prod LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Cretaceous, Blossom.
Its lease has reported 213K barrels of oil and 774K mcf of gas since September 1995, last reporting in March 2023.
Operator of record
Permitted by Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Oklahoma City, OK · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2025 · 5 permits on file · (866) 695-7328
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prize Exploration & Prod LLC |
| Production reports | Swift Energy Operating, LLCthrough Nov 2009 |
| Latest permit | Sonat Exploration Company -TylerFeb 24, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,600
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 24, 1995
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1995
- completed
- 213K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 774K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1995 THROUGH Mar 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 7, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stark Unit A-298 O-6-13483 | Brookeland (Austin Chalk, 8800) | Prize Exploration & Prod, LLC | 1 | 213K | 774K | Sep 1995 – Mar 2023 |
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 -TylerSep 1995 → Aug 1998
- 2Swift Energy CompanySep 1998 → Nov 2005
- 3Swift Energy Operating, LLCJan 2006 → Feb 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 433274-96 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Oct 24, 1995 | Feb 24, 1995 | — | 10,600 |
| 433274-97 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 23, 1995 | Feb 24, 1995 | — | 10,600 |
| 433274-98 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Jun 22, 1995 | Feb 24, 1995 | Jul 18, 1995 | 10,600 |
| 433274-99 | Drill | Sonat Exploration Company -Tyler | Feb 24, 1995 | Feb 24, 1995 | — | 10,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-13483 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 232 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 3,390 | -3,158 |
| Midway | 7,370 | -7,138 |
| Cretaceous | 8,413 | -8,181 |
| Blossom | 8,960 | -8,728 |
| Taylor | 9,371 | -9,139 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK,8800 | 9,666 | -9,434 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,731 | 12,877 | Perforated |
| 9,731 | 14,923 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,515 | 13.5 | 828 S |
| 7.625 | 9,731 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 11, 1996 | Nov 9, 1995 | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 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 42-403-30408 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-403-30408 → 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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