TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · ESTHER UNIT LEASE · API 42-149-32232 · DISTRICT 03
Esther Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
- Fields on the latest permit · any of 2
- Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) · Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas)
- Not one formation; the well must be completed in one of them, and no target formation is stated.
Esther Unit #1 (API 42-149-32232) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed January 23, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1997, permitted to 10,542 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its lease has reported 162K barrels of oil and 603K mcf of gas since the record begins in January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Union Pacific Resources Company; 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 | Union Pacific Resources CompanyDec 29, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,542
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jan 23, 1998
- completed
- 162K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 603K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · ON RECORD FROM JAN 1993, THE RECORD'S FIRST MONTH, THROUGH APR 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 23, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Esther Unit O-3-19810 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 162K | 603K | by Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,197 · prior 12 1,145(+5%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,181 · prior 12 1,663(+31%)
Wells named Esther Unit
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Fayette County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Falcon Oil & Gas Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1994
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyDec 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 4Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 5Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 6Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 7Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 8Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471640-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Apr 17, 1998 | Dec 29, 1997 | — | 9,500 |
| 471640-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Resources Company | Dec 29, 1997 | Dec 29, 1997 | Jan 3, 1998 | 9,500 |
| 329029-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Apr 15, 1987 | May 18, 1987 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 23, 1998 | Esther Unit O-3-19810 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 10,542 |
| Jan 23, 1998 | Esther Unit O-3-19810 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 10,542 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 312 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,440 | -7,128 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,746 | -7,434 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,296 | -7,984 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,408 | -8,096 |
| Buda | 8,468 | -8,156 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,047 | 10,542 | Perforated |
| 8,303 | 8,405 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,006 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,648 | 7.875 | 1,075 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 | Jul 31, 1998 | Mar 30, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 20, 1987 | Oct 5, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-149-32232 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32232 → 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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