← Wells

42-149-32232

PRODUCING HorizontalSidetrack

ESTHER UNIT

FAYETTE County · District 3 · MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC · GIDDINGS (AUSTIN CHALK-3)

Permits

3

Max Depth

9,500 ft

First Permit

1987-05-18

Latest Activity

1997-12-29

Lifespan

11 yrs

Regulatory Status

Schedule

ON SCHEDULE

Completion

1998-01-23

Shut-In

—

Plugged

—

P-5 Org Status: X

!

EWA / Permit operator mismatch

Scheduling: MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC ≠ Permit: UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY

Resolved via: production → MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC

Production Summary

Cum Oil

— bbl

Cum Gas

— mcf

First Production

1993-01

Last Production

2026-07

Operator History

Chain of Custody

FALCON OIL & GAS COMPANY, INC. 1993-1994→ GEMINI EXPLORATION COMPANY 1994-1995→ UNION PACIFIC AUSTIN CHALK CO. 1995-2001→ RME AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY 2001-2002→ ANADARKO AUSTIN CHALK COMPANY 2002-2006→ ANADARKO E&P COMPANY LP 2006-2007→ ENERVEST OPERATING, L.L.C. 2007-2018→ MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC 2018-2026

Lease Production

Production is reported at the lease level. View production data, decline curves, and history on the lease page.

Oil
production & DCA →

Formation Tops (5) Elevation 312 ft (GL)

CSV
FormationTop Depth (MD)Subsea (+above / −below SL)
PECAN GAP 7,440 ft-7,128 ft
AUSTIN CHALK 7,746 ft-7,434 ft
AUSTIN CHALK 8,296 ft-7,984 ft
EAGLEFORD (Eagle Ford)8,408 ft-8,096 ft
BUDA 8,468 ft-8,156 ft

As reported by operators on W-2/G-1 completion filings (RRC wellbore records). Depths are measured depth; names appear as filed. Subsea = reported elevation − measured depth (negative = below sea level; vertical wellbores only). View filings & logs at RRC ↗

Perforations (2)

IntervalType
8,047–10,542 ftPerforated
8,303–8,405 ftPerforated

Casing (2)

SizeSet DepthCement
8.625"1,006 ft500 sx
5.5"8,648 ft1,075 sx

Permit History (3)

#471640 Recompletion Final Completion

ESTHER · 9,500 ft

1997-12-29

#471640 Recompletion

ESTHER · 9,500 ft

1997-12-29

Spud 1998-01-03

#329029 Drill Final Completion

ESTHER NO. 1 · 8,500 ft

1987-05-18

Applications (3)

#471640 A UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY
received 1998-04-17
#471640 A UNION PACIFIC RESOURCES COMPANY
received 1997-12-29
#329029 A UNITED OIL & MINERALS, INC.
received 1987-04-15

Records & Logs

3 completion filings on record · 2 with log images at RRC.

W-2/G-1 1998-03-30 log on file
W-2/G-1 1987-10-05 log on file
W-2/G-1 1987-10-10
Completion packets + logs ↗ Wellbore filings ↗

Completion packets open directly (post-2011 filings include attached logs). Log images can't be deep-linked — clicking copies the API for you to paste.

No GPS coordinates yet

Coordinates come from the RRC GIS backfill and usually appear within days of permit issuance. Located in FAYETTE County.

Well Details

Well Number
1
Max Depth
9,500 ft
Drill Type
Horizontal, Sidetrack
County
FAYETTE
District
3
Operator
MAGNOLIA OIL & GAS OPERATING LLC
Completed
1998-01-23

Operator

Location
HOUSTON
P-5 Status
X (filed 2026-05-06)
Cum Oil (all leases)
73,106,082 bbl
Cum Gas (all leases)
451,822,685 mcf
Activities
CSGD/G, CSGD/P, G/PUR, OPRS/G, OPRS/O
Total Permits
599