WELL · 42-051-32843 · DISTRICT 3
Benton-Kazmir Unit #3
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Benton-Kazmir Unit #3 (API 42-051-32843) is a well in Burleson County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed February 26, 1985 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 10, 1984, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Petro-Lewis Corporation and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 141K barrels of oil and 2.56M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Petro-Lewis Corporation; 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 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2023 |
| Latest permit | Petro-Lewis CorporationDec 10, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 10, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 26, 1985
- completed
- 141K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 26, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton-Kazmir Unit O-3-14642 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 4 | 141K | 2.56M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Torch Operating CompanyJan 1993 → Dec 1994
- 2Sage Energy CompanyJun 1995 → Jul 2007
- 3Sheridan Production Company, LLCAug 2007 → Mar 2020
- 4FDL Operating, LLCMay 2020 → Feb 2022
- 5Daylight Petroleum LLCMar 2022 → Apr 2022
- 6Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCMar 2023 → Mar 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273138-99 | Drill | Petro-Lewis Corporation | Aug 7, 1984 | Dec 10, 1984 | Jan 12, 1985 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14642 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,914 | -7,588 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 8,170 | -7,844 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,928 | 8,164 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 698 | 14.75 | 421 S |
| 7 | 7,926 | 9.875 | 1,803 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 | May 21, 1985 | Apr 4, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 15, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-051-32843 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-32843 → 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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