TEXAS · WELLS · GRIMES COUNTY · EAST RICHARDS UNIT LEASE · API 42-185-30724 · DISTRICT 03
East Richards Unit #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
East Richards Unit #1H (API 42-185-30724) is a horizontal well in Grimes County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed March 10, 2008 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 11, 2008, permitted to 14,439 ft.
It was permitted by Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.; 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 | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Jan 11, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,439
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 11, 2008
- last permit issued
- Mar 10, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.53M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 10, 2008
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| East Richards Unit G-3-236334 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 3.53M | Feb 2008 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 74,152 · prior 12 74,820(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Feb 2008 → Jun 2013
- 2HK Energy Operating, LLCJul 2013 → Jul 2017
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2017 → Jul 2018
- 4Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 652381-99 | Drill | Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C. | Jan 3, 2008 | Jan 11, 2008 | Jan 18, 2008 | 21,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 10, 2008 | East Richards Unit G-3-236334 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 14,439 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 14,111 | 19,622 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,471 | 14.75 | 1,307 S |
| 7.625 | 13,981 | 9.875 | 497 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 | Jul 25, 2008 | Apr 29, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 7, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-185-30724 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30724 → 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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