WELL · 42-287-31292 · DISTRICT 3
Delta Dawn #1
Lee County · Horizontal
Delta Dawn #1 (API 42-287-31292) is a permitted horizontal well in Lee County filed by U. S. Operating, Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1982 and 2004, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 57.7K barrels of oil and 292K 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
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 495 permits on file · (979) 542-3107
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | U. S. Operating, Inc.Dec 29, 2004 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Dec 29, 2004
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 57.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 292K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delta Dawn O-3-24912 | Giddings (Navarro, Oil) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 39.4K | 147K | Jun 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Delta Dawn O-3-16471 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | U. S. Operating, Inc. | 2 | 18.3K | 145K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 851 · prior 12 866(-2%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,718 · prior 12 3,764(-1%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1U. S. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2025
- 2Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 555429-98 | Recompletion | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Nov 3, 2005 | Dec 29, 2004 | Jun 23, 2006 | 6,600 |
| 555429-99 | Recompletion | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Dec 29, 2004 | Dec 29, 2004 | — | 8,150 |
| 495832-99 | Recompletion | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Jun 5, 2000 | Jun 7, 2000 | Jul 22, 2000 | 8,600 |
| 170278-99 | Drill | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Aug 19, 1982 | Aug 19, 1982 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-16471 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-16471 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-24912 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 272 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 5,390 | -5,118 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,854 | -6,582 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,445 | -7,173 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,416 | 5,428 | Perforated |
| 7,508 | 7,680 | Perforated |
| 7,928 | 8,139 | Perforated |
| 10,403 | 10,403 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,200 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 7 | 7,355 | 8.75 | 250 S |
| 2.375 | 7,440 | — | — |
| 2.375 | 7,870 | — | — |
| 7 | — | 8.75 | 700 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 | Mar 13, 2007 | Oct 16, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 16, 2006 | Sep 11, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 4, 2001 | Sep 11, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 3, 2000 | Apr 28, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 28, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Mar 15, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Nov 5, 1982 | — |
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 42-287-31292 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31292 → 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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