WELL · 42-287-31316 · DISTRICT 3
America Unit #1
Lee County · Horizontal · Sidetrack
America Unit #1 (API 42-287-31316) is a permitted horizontal well in Lee County filed by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1982 and 1994, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Operator of record
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 7, 2005 · 277 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationDec 1, 1994 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 1, 1994
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.62M
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| America Unit G-3-143718 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.62M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| America Unit O-3-18026 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | 2 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Apr 1998 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 9,183 · prior 12 10,868(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2005
- 2WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Aug 2021
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCSep 2021 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 430540-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Dec 1, 1994 | Dec 1, 1994 | Dec 5, 1994 | 9,000 |
| 281733-99 | Recompletion | WCS Petroleum Company | Jun 11, 1985 | Jul 31, 1985 | — | 11,000 |
| 175132-99 | Drill | WCS Petroleum Company | Oct 22, 1982 | Oct 22, 1982 | Nov 4, 1982 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-143718 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-18026 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 288 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,520 | -7,232 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,170 | -7,882 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,845 | -8,557 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,546 | 11,183 | Perforated |
| 8,619 | 8,847 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,017 | 12.25 | 1,210 S |
| 2.375 | 8,560 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,940 | 8.25 | 500 S |
| 5.5 | 8,940 | 8.75 | 500 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 | Jun 7, 1999 | Mar 4, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1993 | Jan 19, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Feb 2, 1993 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 7, 1984 | Oct 11, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Nov 1, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 21, 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 42-287-31316 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31316 → 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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