WELL · 42-149-31891 · DISTRICT 3
Schmidt #1RE
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Schmidt #1RE (API 42-149-31891) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Emerald Operating Company Inc., completed January 17, 1998.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1984 and 2006, permitted to 12,300 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda, Georgetown.
Its 3 leases have reported 5.94K barrels of oil and 363K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Emerald Operating Company Inc.
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 5, 2009 · 22 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Emerald Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Emerald Operating Company, Inc.Mar 22, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,300
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 22, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1998
- completed
- 5.94K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 363K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1998
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmidt O-3-24956 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 4.57K | 304K | Jul 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Schmidt O-3-18377 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Poff, H. Bryan | 1 | 1.36K | 50.4K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
| Schmidt G-3-197358 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Emerald Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 9.28K | Jan 1998 – Jul 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,366 · prior 12 8,672(-27%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 19(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Poff, H. BryanMay 1993 → Jul 1996
- 2Schmidt Oil & GasMar 1998 → May 2004
- 3Emerald Operating Company, Inc.Sep 2005 → Aug 2008
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2008 → Jul 2018
- 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614802-99 | Recompletion | Emerald Operating Company, Inc. | Feb 23, 2006 | Mar 22, 2006 | Jun 11, 2006 | 12,000 |
| 442574-99 | Recompletion | Poff, H. Bryan | Dec 7, 1995 | Jul 30, 1996 | Dec 27, 1997 | 12,300 |
| 251077-99 | Drill | Cedar Hill Petroleum | Sep 11, 1984 | Sep 11, 1984 | — | 12,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-197358 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-18377 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24956 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 370 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,896 | -10,526 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK-3 | 10,896 | -10,526 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,560 | -11,190 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 11,560 | -11,190 |
| Buda | 11,710 | -11,340 |
| Georgetown | 11,750 | -11,380 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,942 | 11,867 | Perforated |
| 11,127 | 12,109 | Perforated |
| 11,199 | 12,285 | Perforated |
| 11,360 | 11,558 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 760 | 13.5 | 405 S |
| 7 | 10,698 | 8.75 | 350 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 468 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 | May 9, 2007 | Jan 24, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 1, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 24, 2003 | Jun 29, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 27, 1985 | Mar 7, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 21, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-149-31891 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-31891 → 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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