TEXAS · WELLS · LEE COUNTY · WESSELS LEASE · API 42-287-32422 · DISTRICT 03
Wessels #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Wessels #1 (API 42-287-32422) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed May 14, 1994 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 10, 1994, permitted to 12,985 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 B/Wilcox, Taylor, Pecan Gap.
Its lease has reported 240K barrels of oil and 776K mcf of gas since May 1994, last reporting in July 2026.
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 Aug 2025 |
| Latest permit | Gemini Exploration CompanyMar 10, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,985
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 10, 1994
- last permit issued
- May 14, 1994
- completed
- 240K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 776K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 1994 THROUGH Aug 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 14, 1994
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wessels O-3-22399 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 240K | 776K | May 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 185 · prior 12 9,278(-98%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 220 · prior 12 14,114(-98%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Gemini Exploration CompanyMay 1994 → 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 → Aug 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421884-99 | Drill | Gemini Exploration Company | Mar 9, 1994 | Mar 10, 1994 | Mar 31, 1994 | 10,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 14, 1994 | Wessels O-3-22399 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 12,985 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,297 | 12,985 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,820 | 12.25 | 740 S |
| 7 | 9,297 | 8.75 | 225 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 | Jun 17, 1994 | May 19, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 15, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-287-32422 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-32422 → 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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