TEXAS · WELLS · LEE COUNTY · SAM LEASE · API 42-287-31756 · DISTRICT 03
Sam #1A
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Vertical
Sam #1A (API 42-287-31756) is a well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed April 10, 1985 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 10, 1985, permitted to 8,950 ft.
It was permitted by Santa FE Minerals, Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Navarro, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 60.1K barrels of oil and 628K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Santa FE Minerals, Inc.; 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
- 617
- 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 | Santa FE Minerals, Inc.Jan 10, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 10, 1985
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 1985
- completed
- 60.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 628K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sam O-3-18482 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 60.1K | 628K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,124 · prior 12 4,048(-72%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 85 · prior 12 242(-65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Resources CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 4Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 5Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 263901-99 | Drill | Santa FE Minerals, Inc. | Jan 9, 1985 | Jan 10, 1985 | Mar 2, 1985 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 1985 | Sam O-3-18482 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 8,950 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 307 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| NavarroNAVARRO "A" | 6,115 | -5,808 |
| NavarroNAVARRO "B" | 6,365 | -6,058 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,555 | -7,248 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,123 | -7,816 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 8,850 | -8,543 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,670 | 8,853 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 4,070 | 12.25 | 1,190 S |
| 7 | 8,095 | 8.75 | 510 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 22, 1985 | Apr 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | May 4, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-287-31756 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31756 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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