WELL · 42-149-30671 · DISTRICT 3
Cain Unit A #2RE
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Cain Unit A #2RE (API 42-149-30671) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged April 28, 2023, last operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1996, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources 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 52.5K barrels of oil and 84.4K mcf of gas since August 1996, last reporting in July 2023.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources 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 | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Jan 2012 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Resources CompanyJun 25, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 25, 1996
- last permit issued
- Aug 2, 1996
- completed
- 52.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 84.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1996 THROUGH Jul 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 2, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 28, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cain Unit "A" O-3-23069 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 52.5K | 84.4K | Aug 1996 – Jul 2023 |
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.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 1996 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Dec 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449674-99 | Reenter · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Jun 25, 1996 | Jun 25, 1996 | Jul 4, 1996 | 8,300 |
| 87645-99 | Drill | Burns Petroleum | Jul 24, 1980 | Jul 24, 1980 | Aug 2, 1980 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 2, 1996 | Cain Unit A O-3-23069 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
| Oct 1, 1980 | Cain O-3-13348 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Ginger Petroleum Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Cain -A- O-3-13531 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Burns Petroleum | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 7,134 | -6,844 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,231 | 7,799 | Perforated |
| 7,325 | 11,600 | Perforated |
| 7,709 | 7,799 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,560 | 13.5 | 1,285 S |
| 7 | 7,325 | 8.75 | 400 S |
| 2.375 | 7,495 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,054 | — | 625 S |
| 5.5 | 8,054 | 8.75 | — |
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 | Nov 5, 1996 | Sep 26, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 6, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-149-30671 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-30671 → 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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