WELL · 42-149-31179 · DISTRICT 3
Patterson-Prewett Unit #2
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Patterson-Prewett Unit #2 (API 42-149-31179) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Browning Oil Company Inc., completed October 21, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 2003, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 370K barrels of oil and 1.79M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 257 permits on file · (214) 960-9082
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Browning Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Browning Oil Company, Inc.Aug 1, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 1, 2003
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 1981
- completed
- 370K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.79M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sampson-Mueller Unit O-3-22537 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 3 | 369K | 1.79M | Aug 1994 – Jul 2026 |
| Patterson-Prewett Unit O-3-15138 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 962 | 830 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2003 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 28,528 · prior 12 64,272(-56%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4,741 · prior 12 5,646(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jul 1993 → Mar 2019
- 2Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCApr 2019 → Jul 2025
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534610-99 | Recompletion | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | Jul 25, 2003 | Aug 1, 2003 | Aug 7, 2003 | 11,000 |
| 129883-99 | Drill | Texas General Petr. Corp. | Aug 12, 1981 | Aug 12, 1981 | — | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15138 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22537 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 451 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,623 | -9,172 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,656 | 11,642 | Perforated |
| 9,915 | 10,413 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,800 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.875 | 9,841 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,926 | 7.875 | 700 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 | Oct 24, 2003 | Sep 26, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 2003 | Nov 18, 1981 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 18, 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 42-149-31179 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31179 → 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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