WELL · 42-497-35928 · DISTRICT 9
Blais #1
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Blais #1 (API 42-497-35928) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged July 24, 2014, last operated by Borderline Operating Corp..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 10, 2005, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Aruba Petroleum, Inc. and has since transferred to Borderline Operating Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Barnett, Forestburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.96K barrels of oil and 22.6K mcf of gas since December 2005, last reporting in February 2015. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Aruba Petroleum, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Graham, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 17, 2026
- Permits on file
- 98
- Phone
- (940) 549-1014
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Borderline Operating Corp. |
| Production reports | Aruba Petroleum, Inc.through Aug 2013 |
| Latest permit | Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Nov 10, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 10, 2005
- last permit issued
- Dec 5, 2005
- completed
- 1.96K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2005 THROUGH Feb 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 5, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 24, 2014
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blais O-13-30698 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Borderline Operating Corp. | 1 | 1.96K | 22.6K | Dec 2005 – Feb 2015 |
| Blais G-13-217822 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Dec 2005 – Dec 2005 |
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.
- 1Aruba Petroleum, Inc.Jul 2006 → Aug 2013
- 2375 Energy, Inc.Jun 2010 → Dec 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 609274-99 | Drill | Aruba Petroleum, Inc. | Nov 9, 2005 | Nov 10, 2005 | Nov 19, 2005 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-217822 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-13-30698 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,048 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 6,062 | -5,014 |
| Marble Falls | 6,720 | -5,672 |
| BarnettUPPER BARNETT | 6,976 | -5,928 |
| Forestburg | 7,006 | -5,958 |
| BarnettLOWER BARNETT | 7,272 | -6,224 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,470 | 7,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 753 | 12.25 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | 7,725 | 7.875 | 560 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 | Apr 20, 2007 | Oct 30, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Dec 19, 2006 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 7, 2006 | Jun 27, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 8, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-497-35928 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-35928 → 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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