TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · API 42-051-31827 · DISTRICT 03
Ruth Unit #1
Burleson County · Big -a- Taylor field · Producing · Vertical
Ruth Unit #1 (API 42-051-31827) is a well in Burleson County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed February 5, 2016 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2016, permitted to 9,515 ft.
It was permitted by Sheridan Production Company, LLC and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Poth, Wilcox, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 34K barrels of oil and 857K 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
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Sheridan Production Company, LLC; 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
- 615
- Phone
- (713) 842-9050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sheridan Production Company, LLCJan 25, 2016 |
- 9,515
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 2016
- last permit issued
- Feb 5, 2016
- completed
- 34K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 857K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 5, 2016
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Unit G-3-281048 | Big -a- Taylor | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 43.5K | Feb 2016 – Jul 2026 |
| Ruth Unit O-3-15341 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | 1 | 34K | 813K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2017 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,839 · prior 12 4,433(-13%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sage Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Jul 2007
- 2Sheridan Production Company, LLCAug 2007 → Mar 2020
- 3FDL Operating, LLCApr 2020 → Feb 2022
- 4Daylight Petroleum LLCMar 2022 → Feb 2023
- 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCMar 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 812219-99 | Recompletion | Sheridan Production Company, LLC | Nov 23, 2015 | Jan 25, 2016 | Aug 14, 2015 | 9,000 |
| 154812-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | Nov 9, 1981 | Nov 9, 1981 | — | 10,000 |
| 153319-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | Nov 9, 1981 | Nov 9, 1981 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 5, 2016 | Ruth Unit G-3-281048 | Big -a- Taylor | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 9,515 |
| Mar 4, 1982 | Ruth Unit O-3-15341 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Sheridan Production Company LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 291 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Poth | 2,740 | -2,449 |
| Wilcox | 4,000 | -3,709 |
| Austin Chalk | 4,350 | -4,059 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,094 | 7,160 | Perforated |
| 9,250 | 9,413 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,443 | 12.25 | 1,178 S |
| 2.375 | 9,420 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,441 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Oct 21, 2016 | Jun 6, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 8, 1982 | — |
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 42-051-31827 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-31827 → 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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