TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · BEN UNIT LEASE · API 42-051-32505 · DISTRICT 03
Ben Unit #1
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Ben Unit #1 (API 42-051-32505) is a horizontal well in Burleson County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed September 16, 2021 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1983 and 1994, permitted to 9,230 ft.
It was permitted by Sage Energy Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Georgetown.
Its lease has reported 227K barrels of oil and 709K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Sage Energy 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 | Sage Energy CompanyMar 15, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,230
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 15, 1994
- last permit issued
- Sep 16, 2021
- completed
- 227K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 709K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 16, 2021
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Unit O-3-16944 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 227K | 709K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,093 · prior 12 1,721(+138%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,767 · prior 12 10,148(-14%)
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, LLCMay 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421916-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Sage Energy Company | Mar 10, 1994 | Mar 15, 1994 | Mar 15, 1994 | 7,700 |
| 204137-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | Aug 3, 1983 | Aug 3, 1983 | — | 7,920 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16, 2021 | Ben Unit O-3-16944 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 9,230 |
| Sep 16, 2021 | Ben Unit O-3-16944 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 9,230 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 381 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,373 | -5,992 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,642 | -7,261 |
| Austin Chalk | — | — |
| Georgetown | — | — |
| Pecan Gap | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,581 | 7,680 | Perforated |
| 7,672 | 9,230 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,592 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 8.625 | 3,600 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 2.375 | 7,533 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,672 | 7.875 | 300 S |
| 4.5 | 8,283 | 7.875 | 600 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 | Dec 14, 2021 | Oct 21, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1994 | May 2, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 14, 1983 | — |
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 42-051-32505 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-32505 → 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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