WELL · 42-149-30613 · DISTRICT 3
Big Jim #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Big Jim #1 (API 42-149-30613) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed September 6, 1993 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 1993, permitted to 11,500 ft.
It was permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc. 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 40.9K barrels of oil and 810K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by United Oil & Minerals, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 615 permits on file · (713) 345-6206
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 | United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Sep 3, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 3, 1993
- last permit issued
- Sep 6, 1993
- completed
- 40.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 810K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 6, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Jim O-3-14009 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 40.9K | 810K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 5,708 · prior 12 5,157(+11%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 314 · prior 12 622(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 1998
- 2Fenn, Bill Inc.May 1993 → Aug 1993
- 3WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1999 → Apr 2005
- 4WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Aug 2021
- 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCSep 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 415684-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Sep 3, 1993 | Sep 3, 1993 | Aug 27, 1993 | 11,000 |
| 401742-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Aug 18, 1992 | Jul 28, 1992 | Aug 1, 1992 | 11,000 |
| 401742-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Jul 28, 1992 | Jul 28, 1992 | — | 11,000 |
| 84261-99 | Drill | Ammex Petroleum Corporation | Jun 18, 1980 | Jun 18, 1980 | Dec 6, 1980 | 11,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-14009 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 391 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,718 | -9,327 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,280 | 10,689 | Perforated |
| 10,357 | 13,658 | Perforated |
| 10,362 | 12,597 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,745 | 12.25 | 735 S |
| 9.625 | 2,750 | 12.25 | 730 S |
| 2.375 | 9,530 | — | — |
| 7 | 9,692 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 7 | 9,725 | 8.75 | 150 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 | Feb 1, 1994 | Oct 19, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 22, 1992 | Sep 9, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 23, 1981 | — |
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 42-149-30613 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30613 → 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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