TEXAS · WELLS · GRIMES COUNTY · BROWN UNIT LEASE · API 42-185-30696 · DISTRICT 03
Brown Unit #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Brown Unit #1H (API 42-185-30696) is a horizontal well in Grimes County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed August 18, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 27, 2005, permitted to 14,332 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.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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
- 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 | Stroud Energy, Ltd.May 27, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,332
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 27, 2005
- last permit issued
- Aug 18, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.19M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 18, 2005
- 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown Unit G-3-211949 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 2.19M | Aug 2005 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 27,706 · prior 12 26,013(+7%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Stroud Energy, Ltd.Aug 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 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 601330-99 | Drill | Stroud Energy, Ltd. | May 27, 2005 | May 27, 2005 | Jun 29, 2005 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 18, 2005 | Brown Unit G-3-211949 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 14,332 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 300 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 14,000 | -13,700 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,104 | 20,235 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,510 | 14.75 | 1,384 S |
| 7.875 | 14,104 | 9.625 | 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 23, 2006 | Sep 29, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 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 42-185-30696 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30696 → 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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