TEXAS · WELLS · GRIMES COUNTY · SANDERS LEASE · API 42-185-30441 · DISTRICT 03
Sanders #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal
Sanders #1H (API 42-185-30441) is a plugged horizontal well in Grimes County, plugged July 11, 2019, last operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 28, 1993, permitted to 13,100 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 18.2K barrels of oil and 1.14M mcf of gas since February 1994, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, 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 Dec 2002 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Oct 28, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 28, 1993
- last permit issued
- Sep 9, 2011
- completed
- 18.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1994 THROUGH Dec 2002
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 9, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 11, 2019
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sanders G-3-148610 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 18.2K | 1.14M | Feb 1994 – Dec 2002 |
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.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Feb 1994 → Dec 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 417621-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jan 10, 1994 | Oct 28, 1993 | — | 13,014 |
| 417621-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Oct 28, 1993 | Oct 28, 1993 | Nov 17, 1993 | 13,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 9, 2011 | Sanders G-3-148610 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 240 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 11,868 | -11,628 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,255 | 12,404 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,393 | 14.75 | 1,340 S |
| 7.625 | 11,955 | 9.875 | 300 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 | Apr 24, 2012 | Oct 14, 2011 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 21, 1994 | Mar 14, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-185-30441 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30441 → 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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