TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · ROTELLO UNIT "A" LEASE · API 42-041-31961 · DISTRICT 03
Rotello Unit A #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Rotello Unit A #1 (API 42-041-31961) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed February 29, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued November 19, 2003, permitted to 13,373 ft.
It was permitted by Anadarko E&P Company LP and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Navarro, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 3.85K barrels of oil and 2.12M mcf of gas since February 2004, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Anadarko E&P Company LP; 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 | Anadarko E&P Company LPNov 19, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,373
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 2003
- last permit issued
- Feb 29, 2004
- completed
- 3.85K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.12M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2004 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 29, 2004
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rotello Unit "A" G-3-204567 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 3.85K | 2.12M | Feb 2004 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,449 · prior 12 8,410(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2004 → Jul 2007
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 538719-98 | Drill | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Oct 12, 2004 | Nov 19, 2003 | — | 13,800 |
| 538719-99 | Drill | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Nov 18, 2003 | Nov 19, 2003 | Jan 10, 2004 | 13,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 29, 2004 | Rotello Unit A G-3-204567 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 13,373 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 191 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 6,641 | -6,450 |
| Midway | 8,825 | -8,634 |
| Navarro | 10,123 | -9,932 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,835 | -12,644 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,895 | 15,488 | Perforated |
| 13,435 | 15,320 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,545 | 14.75 | 1,515 S |
| 7.625 | 12,895 | — | 1,465 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 | Feb 23, 2005 | Jul 14, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2004 | — | — |
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 42-041-31961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31961 → 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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