WELL · 42-287-31570 · DISTRICT 3
Balcar #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Balcar #1 (API 42-287-31570) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed December 16, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1994, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 193K barrels of oil and 1.56M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Gemini Exploration Company; 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyNov 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.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 14, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 16, 1994
- completed
- 193K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.56M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 16, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balcar O-3-17489 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 193K | 1.56M | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 91 · prior 12 158(-42%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 56 · prior 12 165(-66%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Browning Oil Company, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 1994
- 2Gemini Exploration CompanyNov 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 4Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 5Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 6Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 7Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 8Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 429951-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Gemini Exploration Company | Nov 14, 1994 | Nov 14, 1994 | Nov 17, 1994 | 8,900 |
| 230041-99 | Drill | Humble Exploration Co., Inc. | Feb 21, 1984 | Feb 21, 1984 | Mar 6, 1984 | 8,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-17489 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 275 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| TaylorTAYLOR SAND | 5,966 | -5,691 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,770 | -6,495 |
| Pecan Gap | 6,772 | -6,497 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,368 | -7,093 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,370 | -7,095 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,055 | -7,780 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,686 | 9,518 | Perforated |
| 7,704 | 9,817 | Perforated |
| 7,841 | 8,053 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,930 | 12.25 | 1,065 S |
| 5.5 | 8,206 | 8.75 | 350 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 21, 1995 | Jan 5, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | May 1, 1984 | Apr 13, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1984 | Apr 13, 1984 | — |
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 42-287-31570 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31570 → 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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