TEXAS · WELLS · GRIMES COUNTY · RIETZ TRUST UNIT LEASE · API 42-185-30685 · DISTRICT 03
Rietz Trust Unit #1
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
- 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.
Rietz Trust Unit #1 (API 42-185-30685) is a horizontal well in Grimes County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed June 25, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in March 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued October 14, 2004, permitted to 13,695 ft.
It was permitted by Stroud Energy, Ltd. 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 64 barrels of oil and 2.36M mcf of gas since June 2005, last reporting volume in February 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Stroud Energy, Ltd.; 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 Feb 2026 |
| Latest permit | Stroud Energy, Ltd.Oct 27, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,695
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jun 25, 2005
- completed
- 64
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2005 THROUGH Feb 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 25, 2005
- Shut in
- Mar 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rietz Trust Unit G-3-211614 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 64 | 2.36M | Jun 2005 – Feb 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,395 · prior 12 24,846(-74%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Stroud Energy, Ltd.Jun 2005 → Jun 2006
- 2Range Production CompanyJul 2006 → Jan 2007
- 3Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Feb 2007 → Jun 2013
- 4HK Energy Operating, LLCJul 2013 → Jul 2017
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2017 → Jul 2018
- 6Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Feb 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551784-98 | Drill | Stroud Energy, Ltd. | Oct 14, 2004 | Oct 27, 2004 | May 2, 2005 | 13,500 |
| 551784-99 | Drill | Stroud Energy, Ltd. | Oct 1, 2004 | Oct 27, 2004 | May 2, 2005 | 13,500 |
| 551784-97 | Drill | Stroud Energy, Ltd. | Aug 15, 2005 | Oct 14, 2004 | May 2, 2005 | 13,695 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 2005 | Rietz Trust Unit G-3-211614 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing · shut in Mar 1, 2026 | 13,695 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 365 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 13,260 | -12,895 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,435 | 17,188 | Perforated |
| 13,435 | 19,005 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,519 | 14.75 | 1,384 S |
| 7.625 | 13,435 | 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 | Jan 10, 2006 | Aug 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 19, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-185-30685 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30685 → 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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