WELL · 42-287-31038 · DISTRICT 3
Lauderdale Josie Unit #1RE
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Sidetrack
Lauderdale Josie Unit #1RE (API 42-287-31038) is a well in Lee County operated by Union Pacific Austin Chalk CO., completed October 13, 1981.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1997, permitted to 10,300 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 52.6K barrels of oil and 3.25M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 9, 2001 · 74 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Nov 2023 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.Feb 20, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 13, 1981
- completed
- 52.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.25M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 13, 1981
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lauderdale, Josie O-3-23309 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 52.6K | 3.22M | Mar 1997 – Jul 2026 |
| Lauderdale, Josie Unit G-3-95849 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. | 1 | 0 | 31.7K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1997 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jan 1997
- 2Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.Mar 1997 → 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 → Sep 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458879-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. | Feb 20, 1997 | Feb 20, 1997 | Feb 26, 1997 | 10,000 |
| 132442-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Sep 8, 1981 | Sep 8, 1981 | — | 10,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-95849 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23309 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,085 | -8,768 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 9,596 | -9,279 |
| BudaBUDA LIMESTONE | 9,764 | -9,447 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,160 | 9,424 | Perforated |
| 9,160 | 10,805 | Perforated |
| 9,162 | 10,805 | Perforated |
| 9,330 | 9,580 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,874 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.375 | 9,240 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 9,870 | 8.75 | 1,000 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 | Nov 17, 1997 | Oct 21, 1997 | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1997 | Aug 15, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 2, 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 42-287-31038 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31038 → 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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