TEXAS · WELLS · LEE COUNTY · MCHENRY, R.K. LEASE · API 42-287-31977 · DISTRICT 03
McHenry R.K. #3
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Mchenry R.K. #3 (API 42-287-31977) is a plugged well in Lee County, plugged December 30, 1997, last operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 30, 1986, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 70.2K barrels of oil and 635K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in June 2021. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. 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
- 615
- Phone
- (713) 842-9050
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 Jan 2018 |
| Latest permit | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc.Oct 30, 1986 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 30, 1986
- last permit issued
- Feb 18, 1987
- completed
- 70.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 635K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jun 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 18, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 30, 1997
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; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry, R.K. O-3-15531 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 4 | 70.2K | 635K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2021 |
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.
- 1Exxon Corp.Jan 1993 → Mar 2000
- 2Exxon Mobil CorporationApr 2000 → Sep 2010
- 3Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Oct 2010 → May 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 322113-99 | Drill | Mobil Producing TX. & N.M. Inc. | Oct 21, 1986 | Oct 30, 1986 | — | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 1987 | McHenry R.K. O-3-15531 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,257 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 7,425 | -4,168 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,961 | -4,704 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD SHALE | 8,718 | -5,461 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,550 | 8,581 | Perforated |
| 8,600 | 8,626 | Perforated |
| 8,649 | 8,676 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | 79 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 3,854 | 12.25 | 1,250 S |
| 7 | 7,976 | 8.75 | 680 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 | Apr 2, 1987 | Mar 16, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 19, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-287-31977 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-31977 → 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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