WELL · 42-287-31610 · DISTRICT 3
Melanie #1RE
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Melanie #1RE (API 42-287-31610) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged August 5, 2005, last operated by Union Pacific Resources Company.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 2001, permitted to 10,500 ft.
It was permitted by Rme Austin Chalk Company and has since transferred to Union Pacific Resources Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its 2 leases have reported 28.1K barrels of oil and 1.53M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2025. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Union Pacific Resources Company
Permitted by Rme Austin Chalk Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Fort Worth, TX · P-5 Y, filed Feb 9, 2001 · 5,638 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Union Pacific Resources Company |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | Rme Austin Chalk CompanySep 17, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jun 18, 1984
- completed
- 28.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.53M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 18, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 5, 2005
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Melanie Unit O-3-23178 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 28.1K | 1.46M | Nov 1996 – Aug 2025 |
| Melanie G-3-112103 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Union Pacific Resources Company | 1 | 0 | 65.8K | Jan 1993 – Nov 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1U. S. Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyAug 1994 → Oct 1996
- 3Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.Nov 1996 → 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 → Aug 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513624-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rme Austin Chalk Company | Apr 3, 2002 | Sep 17, 2001 | — | 9,800 |
| 513624-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rme Austin Chalk Company | Sep 17, 2001 | Sep 17, 2001 | Oct 8, 2001 | 9,800 |
| 450968-99 | Recompletion | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. | Jul 31, 1996 | Sep 25, 1996 | Oct 20, 1996 | 10,500 |
| 236345-99 | Drill | U. S. Operating, Inc. | Apr 20, 1984 | Apr 23, 1984 | — | 9,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-112103 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23178 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 284 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,928 | -7,644 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,645 | -8,361 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 9,240 | -8,956 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,731 | 9,972 | Open hole |
| 8,765 | 9,970 | Open hole |
| 8,808 | 10,100 | Open hole |
| 8,821 | 10,036 | Perforated |
| 8,840 | 9,927 | Perforated |
| 9,046 | 9,228 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,150 | 12.25 | 650 sx |
| 5.5 | 9,340 | 7.875 | 350 sx |
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 17, 2002 | Apr 4, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1997 | Mar 13, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 23, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Sep 5, 1984 | Aug 24, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 1, 1984 | Aug 24, 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 42-287-31610 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31610 → 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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