WELL · 42-287-32071 · DISTRICT 3
Benjamin #1RE
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Benjamin #1RE (API 42-287-32071) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed May 23, 1994.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1987 and 1999, permitted to 10,000 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 Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford, F. Buda.
Its lease has reported 121K barrels of oil and 500K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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
- 615
- 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 Oct 2023 |
| Latest permit | WCS Oil and Gas CorporationFeb 17, 1999 |
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
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 17, 1999
- last permit issued
- May 23, 1994
- completed
- 121K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 500K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 23, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Benjamin O-3-19650 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 2 | 121K | 500K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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.
- 1United Oil & Minerals, Inc.Jan 1993 → Nov 1998
- 2WCS Oil and Gas CorporationDec 1998 → Apr 2005
- 3WCS Oil & Gas CorporationMay 2005 → Aug 2021
- 4Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCSep 2021 → Oct 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 482155-98 | Recompletion | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Sep 7, 1999 | Feb 17, 1999 | — | 10,000 |
| 482155-99 | Recompletion | WCS Oil and Gas Corporation | Jan 21, 1999 | Feb 17, 1999 | Jun 18, 1999 | 10,000 |
| 423361-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Apr 28, 1994 | Apr 28, 1994 | May 6, 1994 | 8,000 |
| 329588-99 | Drill | United Oil & Minerals, Inc. | Apr 29, 1987 | May 4, 1987 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-19650 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-19650 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 435 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 6,692 | -6,257 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,056 | -6,621 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,069 | -6,634 |
| Eagle FordEAGLEFORD | 7,769 | -7,334 |
| F. Buda | 7,866 | -7,431 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,383 | 10,830 | Perforated |
| 7,578 | 7,759 | Perforated |
| 7,702 | 9,599 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,000 | 12.25 | 400 S |
| 9.625 | 1,000 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 8,004 | 7.875 | 835 S |
| 5.5 | 8,004 | — | — |
| 5.5 | — | 7.875 | 580 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 | Oct 1, 1999 | Aug 11, 1999 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 7, 1999 | Jun 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1994 | Jun 10, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 1987 | May 28, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 16, 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 42-287-32071 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-32071 → 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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