WELL · 42-503-39453 · DISTRICT 9
Fort Belknap Saltwater Disposal #1A
Young County · Wildcat field · Vertical
Fort Belknap Saltwater Disposal #1A (API 42-503-39453) is a plugged well in Young County, plugged November 6, 1996, last operated by Ashtola Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 5, 1987, permitted to 1,900 ft.
It was permitted by American Fossil Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Ashtola Exploration Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Operator of record
Ashtola Exploration Company Inc.
Permitted by American Fossil Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Amarillo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 362 permits on file · (406) 446-1484
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ashtola Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | American Fossil Energy, Inc.Mar 5, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 5, 1987
- last permit issued
- Jul 24, 1987
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 1996
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 24, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 6, 1996
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Belknap Saltwater Disposal O-13-26965 | Wildcat | Ashtola Exploration Company,inc. | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Dec 1996 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327358-99 | Drill | American Fossil Energy, Inc. | Mar 5, 1987 | Mar 5, 1987 | — | 1,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-13-26965 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 294 | 300 | Perforated |
| 474 | 476 | Perforated |
| 1,697 | 1,699 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,761 | 7.875 | 385 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 28, 1988 | Feb 24, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 4, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-503-39453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-503-39453 → 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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