TEXAS · WELLS · STEPHENS COUNTY · BLACK RANCH "A" LEASE · API 42-429-34665 · DISTRICT 6E
Black Ranch A #1
Stephens County · Stephens County Regular field · Producing · Vertical
Black Ranch A #1 (API 42-429-34665) is a well in Stephens County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed March 20, 1986 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1985, permitted to 4,450 ft.
It was permitted by Breck Operating Corp. and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Duffer, Barnett.
Its lease has reported 25.3K barrels of oil and 6.87K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Breck Operating Corp.; 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 | Breck Operating Corp.Dec 31, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,450
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 20, 1986
- completed
- 25.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.87K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 20, 1986
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Ranch "A" O-8-23678 | Stephens County Regular | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 25.3K | 6.87K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 196 · prior 12 216(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Breck Operating Corp.Jan 1993 → Jul 2018
- 2Remark Oil LLCAug 2018 → Dec 2018
- 3Atlas Operating LLCJan 2019 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293963-99 | Drill | Breck Operating Corp. | Apr 25, 1986 | Dec 31, 1985 | — | 4,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 20, 1986 | Black Ranch A O-8-23678 | Stephens County Regular | Atlas Operating LLC | Producing | 4,450 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,091 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 2,117 | -1,026 |
| Marble Falls | 2,709 | -1,618 |
| Duffer | 2,871 | -1,780 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 3,179 | -2,088 |
| Missippian | 3,249 | -2,158 |
| Ellenburger | 3,331 | -2,240 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | — | — |
| Caddo | — | — |
| Duffer | — | — |
| Ellenburger | — | — |
| Marble Falls | — | — |
| Mississippian | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,220 | 3,234 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 209 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 4.5 | 3,642 | 7.875 | 190 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 13, 2011 | Mar 9, 2011 | — |
| 00 | May 6, 1986 | Apr 16, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-429-34665 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-34665 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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