TEXAS · WELLS · LEE COUNTY · JOHNSON LEASE · API 42-287-32345 · DISTRICT 03
Johnson #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Johnson #1 (API 42-287-32345) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed August 30, 1992 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 29, 1992, permitted to 13,205 ft.
It was permitted by Gemini Exploration Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Navarro, Pecan Gap.
Its lease has reported 129K barrels of oil and 130K 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 Gemini Exploration Company; 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyJun 29, 1992 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,205
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1992
- last permit issued
- Aug 30, 1992
- completed
- 129K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 130K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 30, 1992
- 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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson O-3-21828 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 2 | 129K | 130K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 640 · prior 12 643(0%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 593 · prior 12 472(+26%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gemini Exploration CompanyJan 1993 → Apr 1995
- 2Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.May 1995 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 5Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 6Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 7Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 400657-98 | Drill | Gemini Exploration Company | Dec 29, 1992 | Jun 29, 1992 | — | 7,991 |
| 400657-99 | Drill | Gemini Exploration Company | Jun 29, 1992 | Jun 29, 1992 | Jul 3, 1992 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 30, 1992 | Johnson O-3-21828 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 13,205 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 428 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,135 | 11,686 | Open hole |
| 7,214 | 13,205 | Perforated |
| 10,048 | 10,614 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,205 | 14.75 | 650 S |
| 7.625 | 7,160 | 9.875 | 1,200 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 | Jan 13, 1993 | Nov 5, 1992 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 5, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-287-32345 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-32345 → 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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