TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · BENTON-MATCEK UNIT LEASE · API 42-051-33504 · DISTRICT 03
Benton-Matcek Unit #1H
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Benton-Matcek Unit #1H (API 42-051-33504) is a horizontal well in Burleson County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed March 22, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 13, 1996, permitted to 7,909 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 one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 169K barrels of oil and 2M mcf of gas since March 1996, 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 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
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Sage Energy CompanyFeb 13, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,909
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 13, 1996
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 1996
- completed
- 169K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 1996
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benton-Matcek Unit O-3-22954 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 4 | 169K | 2M | Mar 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,498 · prior 12 31,266(-12%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 5,043 · prior 12 5,616(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Sage Energy CompanyMar 1996 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 444462-99 | Drill | Sage Energy Company | Feb 5, 1996 | Feb 13, 1996 | Feb 13, 1996 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 22, 1996 | Benton-Matcek Unit O-3-22954 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 7,909 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 322 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,491 | -7,169 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,491 | 7,873 | Perforated |
| 7,491 | 7,909 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,988 | 14.75 | 2,548 S |
| 7 | 7,521 | 9.875 | 490 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 | Jun 3, 1996 | Apr 8, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 21, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-051-33504 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-33504 → 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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