WELL · 42-287-31649 · DISTRICT 3
Falkenberg A #3
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk Gas) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Falkenberg A #3 (API 42-287-31649) is a plugged horizontal well in Lee County, plugged September 19, 2023, last operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1984 and 1997, permitted to 10,000 ft.
It was permitted by Rosewood Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Rosewood Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 615 permits on file · (713) 345-6206
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Mar 2009 |
| Latest permit | Rosewood Resources, Inc.Jun 18, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 18, 1997
- last permit issued
- Aug 19, 1997
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 491K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 19, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 19, 2023
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falkenberg "A" G-3-165889 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 439K | Aug 1997 – Nov 2023 |
| Falkenberg "A" G-3-114175 | Giddings (Austin Chalk A) | Rosewood Resources, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 51.7K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1998 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Snyder Oil CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 1996
- 2Rosewood Resources, Inc.Jan 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Emerald Operating Company, Inc.May 2000 → Aug 2008
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2008 → Mar 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 463954-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rosewood Resources, Inc. | Jul 9, 1997 | Jun 18, 1997 | Jul 19, 1997 | 9,900 |
| 463954-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rosewood Resources, Inc. | Jun 18, 1997 | Jun 18, 1997 | — | 9,810 |
| 241698-99 | Drill | Teon Energy, Inc. | Jun 7, 1984 | Jun 12, 1984 | — | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-114175 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-165889 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 272 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 9,175 | -8,903 |
| Austin ChalkTOP AUSTIN CHALK | 9,222 | -8,950 |
| Eagle FordTOP EAGLEFORD | 9,695 | -9,423 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,277 | 11,677 | Perforated |
| 9,310 | 11,178 | Perforated |
| 9,310 | 11,531 | Perforated |
| 9,497 | 9,688 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,808 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 5.5 | 9,810 | 8.75 | 250 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 | Feb 25, 1998 | Nov 17, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 14, 1998 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 15, 1985 | Dec 17, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 10, 1985 | Nov 26, 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 42-287-31649 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31649 → 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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