TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · API 42-149-32014 · DISTRICT 03
Church Charles #3
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Church Charles #3 (API 42-149-32014) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed November 30, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 2000, permitted to 11,454 ft.
It was permitted by Browning Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 144K barrels of oil and 2.62M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Browning Oil Company, 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
- 617
- 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 | Browning Oil Company, Inc.Sep 8, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,454
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 2000
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 2000
- completed
- 144K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.62M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 2000
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Church, Charles O-3-22873 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 3 | 144K | 2.61M | Sep 1995 – Apr 2026 |
| Sarah Unit O-3-18653 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 680 | 6.6K | Jan 1993 – Dec 1994 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 13,455 · prior 12 14,587(-8%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 617 · prior 12 957(-36%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 498014-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | Aug 3, 2000 | Sep 8, 2000 | Oct 19, 2000 | 11,500 |
| 272093-99 | Drill | Heci Exploration Company | Apr 9, 1985 | Apr 10, 1985 | — | 12,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 30, 2000 | Church Charles O-3-22873 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 11,454 |
| — | Sarah Unit O-3-18653 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Browning Oil Company Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 383 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 10,090 | -9,707 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,740 | -10,357 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,742 | -10,359 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,795 | 11,274 | Perforated |
| 10,975 | 13,401 | Perforated |
| 11,005 | 12,216 | Perforated |
| 11,035 | 11,211 | Perforated |
| 11,200 | 11,375 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,497 | 12.25 | 1,125 S |
| 7 | 10,646 | 8.75 | 185 S |
| 5.5 | 10,646 | 8.75 | 185 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 27, 2001 | Dec 29, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 26, 2001 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1985 | Nov 13, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Sep 19, 1985 | Aug 12, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1985 | Jul 9, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 23, 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 42-149-32014 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32014 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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