WELL · 42-287-30419 · DISTRICT 3
Sam Vernon #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Sam Vernon #1 (API 42-287-30419) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Redwood Energy Inc., completed December 11, 1978.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1978 and 1993, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Redwood Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 69.5K barrels of oil and 392K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gemini Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Giddings, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 3, 1998 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Redwood Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Mar 2025 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyDec 30, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 30, 1993
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 1978
- completed
- 69.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 392K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon, Sam O-3-20957 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 69.5K | 392K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-3-103883 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 1(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Redwood Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyAug 1993 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 4Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 5Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 6Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 7Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 8Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Mar 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 419781-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Gemini Exploration Company | Dec 30, 1993 | Dec 30, 1993 | Dec 31, 1993 | 8,700 |
| 35683-99 | Drill | Windsor Producing Co. | Oct 26, 1978 | Oct 26, 1978 | Nov 13, 1978 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-103883 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20957 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 380 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 6,385 | -6,005 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,230 | -6,850 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,245 | -6,865 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,732 | -7,352 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,797 | 11,593 | Perforated |
| 7,799 | 8,137 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,795 | 12.25 | 1,025 S |
| 2.375 | 6,826 | — | — |
| 7 | 7,799 | 8.75 | 632 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 | May 11, 1994 | Mar 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | May 2, 1991 | Apr 8, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 12, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 20, 1978 | — |
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 42-287-30419 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30419 → 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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