WELL · 42-041-31533 · DISTRICT 3
Gig EM #3
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Gig EM #3 (API 42-041-31533) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Union Pacific Resources Company, completed January 8, 1992.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 1991 and 1996, permitted to 10,500 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Buda, Georgetown.
Its 2 leases have reported 59.6K barrels of oil and 1.17M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- May 2, 2000
- Permits on file
- 5,638
- Phone
- (817) 321-7424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Nov 2024 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyOct 3, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Oct 3, 1996
- last permit issued
- Jan 8, 1992
- completed
- 59.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.17M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 8, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A&m Easterwood O-3-23239 | Kurten (Buda) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 56.4K | 1.14M | Feb 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Gig'em O-3-21407 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 3.26K | 27.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 1997 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 15(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Petro-Hunt CorporationJan 1993 → Oct 1993
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyMar 1997 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 6Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Nov 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 453332-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Apr 16, 1997 | Oct 3, 1996 | — | 10,500 |
| 453332-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Oct 1, 1996 | Oct 3, 1996 | Dec 31, 1996 | 10,500 |
| 392250-98 | Drill | Petro-Hunt Corporation | Apr 7, 1992 | Sep 25, 1991 | — | 9,200 |
| 392250-99 | Drill | Petro-Hunt Corporation | Sep 25, 1991 | Sep 25, 1991 | Nov 19, 1991 | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21407 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23239 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 303 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,900 | -8,597 |
| Buda | 9,712 | -9,409 |
| Georgetown | 9,823 | -9,520 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,900 | 9,268 | Perforated |
| 8,905 | 12,783 | Perforated |
| 9,868 | 10,771 | Perforated |
| 9,914 | 14,892 | Perforated |
| 10,381 | 13,879 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,875 | 14.75 | 1,560 S |
| 7 | 8,907 | 9.5 | 560 S |
| 7 | 8,907 | 9.875 | 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 | Jul 22, 1997 | Apr 16, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 14, 1997 | Jan 29, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1992 | Jan 29, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-041-31533 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31533 → 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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