TEXAS · WELLS · LEE COUNTY · PUNCHARD UNIT LEASE · API 42-287-31883 · DISTRICT 03
Punchard Unit #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Punchard Unit #1 (API 42-287-31883) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed May 22, 1996 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1996, permitted to 10,087 ft.
It was permitted by Wcs Oil And Gas Corporation and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Navarro, Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 16.5K barrels of oil and 1.04M mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by WCS Oil and Gas Corporation; 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 2025 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationMar 1, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,087
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 1996
- last permit issued
- May 22, 1996
- completed
- 16.5K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.04M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 22, 1996
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2023
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Punchard Unit G-3-121609 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 16.5K | 1.04M | Jan 1993 – Mar 2025 |
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.
- 1WCS Oil and Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Apr 2005
- 2WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Aug 2021
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCSep 2021 → Dec 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 440294-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Sep 26, 1995 | Mar 1, 1996 | May 13, 1996 | 12,000 |
| 291565-99 | Drill | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | May 2, 1986 | Nov 27, 1985 | May 12, 1986 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 22, 1996 | Punchard Unit G-3-121609 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2023 | 10,087 |
| May 22, 1996 | Punchard Unit G-3-121609 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2023 | 10,087 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Navarro | 6,250 | -5,960 |
| Taylor | 6,785 | -6,495 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,760 | -7,470 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,368 | -8,078 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,380 | 8,434 | Open hole |
| 8,389 | 10,087 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,050 | 12.25 | 950 S |
| 7 | 8,380 | 8.75 | 100 S |
| 7 | 8,389 | 8.75 | 100 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 | Sep 16, 1996 | Jun 24, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 1986 | Jul 7, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-287-31883 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31883 → 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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