WELL · 42-287-32478 · DISTRICT 3
Gerdes-Knittle #1
Lee County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Gerdes-Knittle #1 (API 42-287-32478) is a horizontal well in Lee County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed February 25, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 17, 1995, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Union Pacific Austin Chalk CO. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 174K barrels of oil and 3.43M mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 615 permits on file · (713) 345-6206
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Dec 2025 |
| Latest permit | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.Nov 17, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 17, 1995
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1996
- completed
- 174K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerdes-Knittle O-3-22963 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 174K | 3.43M | Feb 1996 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 16,857(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 27 · prior 12 491(-95%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co.Feb 1996 → Jan 2001
- 2Rme Austin Chalk CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 3Anadarko Austin Chalk CompanyDec 2002 → Feb 2006
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPMar 2006 → Jul 2007
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Jul 2018
- 6Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Dec 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 441929-99 | Drill | Union Pacific Austin Chalk Co. | Nov 14, 1995 | Nov 17, 1995 | Jan 12, 1996 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22963 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 8,159 | -7,869 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,250 | 10,288 | Perforated |
| 8,804 | 13,201 | Perforated |
| 9,597 | 12,067 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,479 | 14.75 | 630 S |
| 7.625 | 8,250 | 9.875 | 1,005 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 4, 1996 | Mar 19, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 30, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-287-32478 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-287-32478 → 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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