WELL · 42-287-30874 · DISTRICT 3
Never Lee Unit #2RE
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Shut IN · Horizontal
Never Lee Unit #2RE (API 42-287-30874) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed December 1, 2004 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in May 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1981 and 2004, permitted to 9,920 ft.
It was permitted by Browning Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 87.5K barrels of oil and 2.5M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Browning Oil Company, Inc.; 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 | Browning Oil Company, Inc.Oct 27, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,920
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 27, 2004
- last permit issued
- Dec 1, 2004
- completed
- 87.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 1, 2004
- Shut in
- May 1, 2025
- 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lovejoy, Sypert G-3-93891 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 163K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Never Lee Unit O-3-22940 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 2 | 87.5K | 2.34M | Nov 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2,659 · prior 12 1,468(+81%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 81 · prior 12 66(+23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 2019
- 2Anadarko E&P Company LPOct 2004 → Jun 2005
- 3Dallas Petroleum Group, LLCApr 2019 → Jul 2025
- 4Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCDec 2025 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 552875-98 | Recompletion | Browning Oil Company, Inc. | Aug 5, 2005 | Oct 27, 2004 | Oct 23, 2004 | 9,485 |
| 552875-99 | Recompletion | Anadarko E&P Company LP | Oct 27, 2004 | Oct 27, 2004 | — | 12,300 |
| 109097-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Feb 20, 1981 | Feb 20, 1981 | — | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 1, 2004 | Never Lee Unit O-3-22940 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Shut IN · shut in May 1, 2025 | 9,920 |
| Jun 12, 1981 | Lovejoy Sypert G-3-93891 | Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) | Browning Oil Company Inc. | Partial Plug · shut in Jan 1, 1998 | 9,920 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 278 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 8,220 | -7,942 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,982 | -8,704 |
| Buda | 9,795 | -9,517 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,031 | 9,428 | Perforated |
| 9,100 | 11,770 | Perforated |
| 9,120 | 10,738 | Perforated |
| 9,140 | 10,141 | Perforated |
| 9,296 | 9,507 | Perforated |
| 9,480 | 10,737 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,925 | 12.25 | 920 S |
| 2.375 | 9,232 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,917 | 8.75 | 670 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 | Oct 2, 2006 | Mar 30, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 29, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1981 | — |
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 42-287-30874 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-30874 → 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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