TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · SOWELL UNIT LEASE · API 42-041-31804 · DISTRICT 03
Sowell Unit #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Sowell Unit #1 (API 42-041-31804) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed May 16, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 25, 1994, permitted to 16,088 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Midway, Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 81.3K barrels of oil and 4.95M mcf of gas since May 1994, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 6, 2026
- Permits on file
- 617
- Phone
- (713) 842-9050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyFeb 25, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 16,088
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 25, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 16, 1994
- completed
- 81.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.95M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 16, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sowell Unit G-3-149587 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 81.3K | 4.95M | May 1994 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,095 · prior 12 6,665(+6%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyMay 1994 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421361-98 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Mar 10, 1994 | Feb 25, 1994 | Mar 30, 1994 | 12,650 |
| 421361-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Resources Company | Feb 22, 1994 | Feb 25, 1994 | — | 12,650 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 16, 1994 | Sowell Unit G-3-149587 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 16,088 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 248 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Midway | 8,076 | -7,828 |
| Navarro | 9,541 | -9,293 |
| Pecan Gap | 11,366 | -11,118 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,886 | -11,638 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,866 | 12,699 | Perforated |
| 12,436 | 16,088 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,530 | 14.75 | 1,396 S |
| 7.625 | 11,866 | 9.875 | 413 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jun 17, 1994 | Jun 3, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-041-31804 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31804 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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