WELL · 42-149-31752 · DISTRICT 3
Kaltenbach Kathryn Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Kaltenbach Kathryn Unit #1 (API 42-149-31752) is a plugged well in Fayette County, plugged April 13, 1997, last operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 12, 1984, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton W., JR. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Navarro, Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 74.9K barrels of oil and 1.83M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Williams, Clayton W., Jr.; 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 | Williams, Clayton W., Jr.Mar 12, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 10, 1984
- completed
- 74.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.83M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 10, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 13, 1997
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaltenbach, Kathryn Unit O-3-17798 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 2 | 74.9K | 1.83M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,083 · prior 12 8,812(+14%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 179(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Swift Energy CompanyJan 1993 → Jun 2002
- 2Whiting Petroleum CorporationJul 2002 → Jan 2003
- 3Geosouthern Energy CorporationMar 2007 → Apr 2024
- 4Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCMay 2024 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232176-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr. | Mar 12, 1984 | Mar 12, 1984 | — | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17798 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 484 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 8,720 | -8,236 |
| Taylor | 9,250 | -8,766 |
| Pecan Gap | 10,190 | -9,706 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,660 | -10,176 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,428 | -10,944 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,660 | 10,942 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 729 | 12.25 | 350 sx |
| 5.5 | 10,578 | 8.75 | 1,345 sx |
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 | Aug 10, 1984 | Jul 10, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Aug 8, 1984 | Jul 10, 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 42-149-31752 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31752 → 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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