TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · MELTON UNIT LEASE · API 42-149-31754 · DISTRICT 03
Melton Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Shut In · Vertical
Melton Unit #1 (API 42-149-31754) is a well in Fayette County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed June 1, 1984 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 1998.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 1984, permitted to 10,855 ft.
It was permitted by Humble Exploration CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Pecan Gap.
Its lease has reported 1.12K barrels of oil and 5.62K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Humble Exploration Co., Inc.; 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 | Browning Oil Company, Inc.through Mar 1994 |
| Latest permit | Humble Exploration Co., Inc.Mar 19, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,855
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jun 1, 1984
- completed
- 1.12K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.62K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 1, 1984
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 1998
- 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melton Unit O-3-17753 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 1.12K | 5.62K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 232887-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Mar 19, 1984 | Mar 19, 1984 | — | 11,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 1984 | Melton Unit O-3-17753 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Shut In · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 10,855 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 365 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,010 | -9,645 |
| Pecan Gap | 10,754 | -10,389 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,493 | 10,753 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,435 | 12.25 | 740 sx |
| 7 | 9,941 | 8.75 | 145 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 | Jul 26, 1984 | Jul 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jul 24, 1984 | Jul 13, 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 42-149-31754 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31754 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/14931754, documented in the API reference.