WELL · 42-499-31438 · DISTRICT 6
Blackwell W. H. Gas Unit #1
Wood County · Manziel (Travis Peak) field · Producing · Vertical
Blackwell W. H. Gas Unit #1 (API 42-499-31438) is a well in Wood County operated by Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler, completed May 1, 1986 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 11, 1986, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Altair Energy Corp. and has since transferred to Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Hill, Gloyd, James Lime, Pettit.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler
Permitted by Altair Energy Corp.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 4, 2026 · 63 permits on file · (903) 530-1563
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Southwest Operating Inc.-Tyler |
| Production reports | Southwest Operating, Inc.-Tylerthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Altair Energy Corp.Feb 11, 1986 |
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
- Feb 11, 1986
- last permit issued
- May 1, 1986
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.19M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 1, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blackwell, W. H. Gas Unit G-6-121155 | Manziel (Travis Peak) | Southwest Operating, Inc.-Tyler | 1 | 0 | 1.19M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 11,596 · prior 12 12,822(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Altair Energy Corp.Jan 1993 → Sep 1993
- 2Smal Energy CorpOct 1993 → Jul 1995
- 3Little & Whyte Operating, Inc.Aug 1995 → Jan 1996
- 4Fair Oil CompanyFeb 1996 → Dec 1996
- 5Fair Oil, LCJan 1997 → Nov 1999
- 6Fair Oil, Ltd.Dec 1999 → Jun 2022
- 7Southwest Operating, Inc.-TylerJul 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 297472-99 | Drill | Altair Energy Corp. | Feb 11, 1986 | Feb 11, 1986 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-121155 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 444 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hill | 7,950 | -7,506 |
| Gloyd | 8,108 | -7,664 |
| James LimeJAMES | 8,175 | -7,731 |
| Pettit | 8,230 | -7,786 |
| Travis Peak | 8,342 | -7,898 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,658 | 8,837 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 800 | 11 | 330 S |
| 4.5 | 9,000 | 7.875 | 925 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 | Jun 4, 1986 | May 9, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 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 42-499-31438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-499-31438 → 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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