WELL · 42-287-30460 · DISTRICT 3
Berndt B. #1
Lee County · Giddings (Navarro Oil) field · Vertical
Berndt B. #1 (API 42-287-30460) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged June 29, 2025, last operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1984, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Superior Oil Company, The and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eaglesford Shale.
Its lease has reported 19.6K barrels of oil and 137K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2025.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Superior Oil Company, The; 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 Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | Superior Oil Company, TheNov 13, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 13, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 1985
- completed
- 19.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 137K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 29, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Berndt, B. O-3-18291 | Giddings (Navarro, Oil) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 19.6K | 137K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2025 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
- 2Arrow Exploration CompanyJul 1994 → Dec 2004
- 3Emerald Operating Company, Inc.Jan 2005 → Aug 2008
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2008 → Jul 2018
- 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Sep 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 257593-99 | Recompletion | Superior Oil Company, The | Oct 15, 1984 | Nov 13, 1984 | — | 7,973 |
| 42526-99 | Drill | Superior Oil Company, The | Feb 14, 1979 | Feb 14, 1979 | Mar 12, 1979 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-18291 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 342 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| NavarroNAVARRO OIL | 5,174 | -4,832 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,573 | -6,231 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,150 | -6,808 |
| Eaglesford Shale | 7,882 | -7,540 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,170 | 5,210 | Perforated |
| 7,264 | 7,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,950 | 14.5 | 1,460 S |
| 2.875 | 7,650 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,961 | 8.5 | 510 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 | Feb 25, 1985 | Jan 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 1985 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 21, 1979 | — |
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 42-287-30460 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30460 → 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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