WELL · 42-497-36246 · DISTRICT 9
Champion A #7H
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Horizontal
Champion A #7H (API 42-497-36246) is a horizontal well in Wise County operated by Briley Operating LLC, completed November 13, 2007 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 18, 2007, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P. and has since transferred to Briley Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including U. Comyn Lime, U Barnett Shale, L Barnett Shale, Ord. Unc..
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · (817) 713-8818
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Briley Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Briley Operating, LLCthrough Feb 2024 |
| Latest permit | Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.Apr 18, 2007 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 18, 2007
- last permit issued
- Nov 13, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 13, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Champion A G-13-237016 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Briley Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.36M | Nov 2007 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.Nov 2007 → Jan 2012
- 2WPX Energy Gulf Coast, LPFeb 2012 → May 2012
- 3Premier Natural Resources Ii,llcJun 2012 → Feb 2015
- 4Trinity River Energy Oper, LLCMar 2015 → May 2017
- 5Briley Operating, LLCJun 2017 → Feb 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 637013-99 | Drill | Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P. | Apr 12, 2007 | Apr 18, 2007 | May 21, 2007 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-237016 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 945 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| U. Comyn Lime | 7,328 | -6,383 |
| U Barnett Shale | 7,436 | -6,491 |
| L Barnett Shale | 7,840 | -6,895 |
| Ord. Unc. | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,005 | 9,410 | Perforated |
| 9,515 | 9,915 | Perforated |
| 10,512 | 10,925 | Perforated |
| 10,616 | 10,420 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 725 | 12.25 | 290 S |
| 5.5 | 10,992 | 8.75 | 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 12, 2008 | Jan 29, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 25, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-497-36246 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-36246 → 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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