WELL · 42-149-32603 · DISTRICT 3
Kessler Unit #1
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Kessler Unit #1 (API 42-149-32603) is a horizontal well in Fayette County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed June 5, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 19, 1992, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Williams, Clayton W., JR., 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 lease has reported 118K barrels of oil and 912K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Williams, Clayton W., Jr., 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 | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Mar 19, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 19, 1992
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 1992
- completed
- 118K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 912K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 1992
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kessler Unit O-3-21638 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 118K | 912K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 4 · prior 12 605(-99%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 238 · prior 12 1,806(-87%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1993
- 2Williams, Clayton Energy, L.L.CMay 1993 → May 1993
- 3Williams, Clayton Energy, Inc.Jun 1993 → Nov 2016
- 4Wildhorse Resources Mngt Co, LLCDec 2016 → May 2019
- 5Chesapeake Operating, L.L.C.Jun 2019 → Jul 2022
- 6Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCAug 2022 → Jul 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 397613-99 | Drill | Williams, Clayton W., Jr., Inc. | Mar 18, 1992 | Mar 19, 1992 | Apr 9, 1992 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-21638 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 23 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,532 | -9,509 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,986 | -9,963 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,468 | 13,863 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,149 | 14.75 | 1,515 S |
| 7.625 | 10,468 | 9.875 | 770 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 | Sep 24, 1992 | Jun 15, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 14, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-149-32603 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-32603 → 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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