TEXAS · WELLS · FAYETTE COUNTY · STRANGE UNIT LEASE · API 42-149-33018 · DISTRICT 03
Strange Unit #1OL
Fayette County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Strange Unit #1OL (API 42-149-33018) is a plugged horizontal well in Fayette County, plugged February 10, 2025, last operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 20, 1996, permitted to 13,500 ft.
It was permitted by Swift Energy Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Midway, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 305K barrels of oil and 4.43M mcf of gas since September 1996, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Swift Energy 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
- 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 Oct 2020 |
| Latest permit | Swift Energy CompanyJun 20, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 20, 1996
- last permit issued
- Sep 18, 1996
- completed
- 305K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Oct 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 18, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 10, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Strange Unit G-3-161535 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 305K | 4.43M | Sep 1996 – Oct 2020 |
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.
- 1Swift Energy CompanySep 1996 → Nov 2003
- 2Geosouthern Energy CorporationDec 2003 → Oct 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 449539-98 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Aug 21, 1996 | Jun 20, 1996 | Jul 4, 1996 | 13,500 |
| 449539-99 | Drill | Swift Energy Company | Jun 20, 1996 | Jun 20, 1996 | — | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 18, 1996 | Strange Unit G-3-161535 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 329 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 5,110 | -4,781 |
| Midway | 9,060 | -8,731 |
| Pecan Gap | 11,700 | -11,371 |
| Austin Chalk | 12,250 | -11,921 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,345 | 16,146 | Perforated |
| 12,345 | 17,422 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,000 | 14.75 | 1,525 S |
| 7.625 | 12,345 | 9.875 | 430 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 | Feb 26, 1997 | Oct 21, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 24, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-149-33018 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-149-33018 → 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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