WELL · 42-287-30657 · DISTRICT 3
Shorty #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Shorty #1 (API 42-287-30657) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged October 20, 1992, last operated by Sha-Jam Operating Corp..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1980 and 1994, permitted to 9,200 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Sha-Jam Operating Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B/Wilcox, Nararro A, Navarro, Pecan Gap.
Its 4 leases have reported 74K barrels of oil and 2.77M mcf of gas since July 1994, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gemini Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 166 permits on file · (432) 559-8503
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sha-Jam Operating Corp. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyOct 14, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,200
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Oct 14, 1994
- last permit issued
- Oct 23, 1980
- completed
- 74K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 23, 1980
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 20, 1992
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shorty G-3-226538 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 779K | Mar 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Shorty O-3-22567 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Anadarko E&P Company LP | 1 | 74K | 1.94M | Sep 1994 – Jun 2007 |
| Shorty G-3-150498 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Gemini Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 59.3K | Jul 1994 – Feb 1995 |
| — G-3-91129 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 6,394 · prior 12 17,465(-63%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gemini Exploration CompanyJul 1994 → Apr 1995
- 2Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 5Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 6Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 7Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429101-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Gemini Exploration Company | Dec 1, 1994 | Oct 14, 1994 | — | 8,930 |
| 429101-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Gemini Exploration Company | Oct 14, 1994 | Oct 14, 1994 | Jun 27, 1994 | 8,700 |
| 425261-99 | Other | Gemini Exploration Company | Jun 27, 1994 | Jun 27, 1994 | Jul 4, 1994 | 8,700 |
| 75301-99 | Drill | Spencer & Hutson | Mar 14, 1980 | Mar 14, 1980 | — | 9,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-91129 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-150498 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-226538 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-22567 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 301 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,202 | 9,149 | Perforated |
| 8,202 | 12,614 | Perforated |
| 8,286 | 8,915 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,804 | 12.25 | 1,400 S |
| 2.875 | 8,193 | — | — |
| 7 | 8,202 | 8.75 | 260 S |
| — | 8,202 | 8.75 | 260 S |
| 7 | 8,256 | 8.75 | 500 S |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 400 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 23, 2007 | Apr 20, 2007 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 2007 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 2, 1995 | Oct 13, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 31, 1994 | Aug 2, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Aug 24, 1994 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 19, 1980 | — |
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 42-287-30657 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30657 → 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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