WELL · 42-313-30568 · DISTRICT 3
Magness #3
Madison County · Madisonville West (Georgetown) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Magness #3 (API 42-313-30568) is a well in Madison County operated by Wildfire Energy Operating LLC, completed May 8, 1985 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in April 1, 2016.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 12, 1985, permitted to 9,550 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Wildfire Energy Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Gober, Austin Chalk, Lewisville, Buda.
Its lease has reported 36.2K barrels of oil and 101K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 24, 2025
- Permits on file
- 171
- Phone
- (832) 558-0100
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC |
| Production reports | MD America Energy, LLCthrough Jul 2019 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationMar 12, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,550
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 12, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 8, 1985
- completed
- 36.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 101K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 8, 1985
- Shut in
- Apr 1, 2016
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magness O-3-17283 | Madisonville, West (Georgetown) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | 3 | 36.2K | 101K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Dec 2000
- 2Mitchell Energy Company L.P.Jan 2001 → Mar 2002
- 3Devon Energy Operating Co., L.P.Apr 2002 → Jul 2004
- 4Devon Energy Production Co, L.P.Aug 2004 → Feb 2016
- 5MD America Energy, LLCMar 2016 → May 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 269067-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Feb 21, 1985 | Mar 12, 1985 | Mar 21, 1985 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 8, 1985 | Magness O-3-17283 | Madisonville West (Georgetown) | Wildfire Energy Operating LLC | Shut IN · shut in Apr 1, 2016 | 9,550 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 290 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Gober | 7,828 | -7,538 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,078 | -7,788 |
| Lewisville | 8,472 | -8,182 |
| Buda | 9,236 | -8,946 |
| Georgetown | 9,294 | -9,004 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,348 | 9,410 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 3,550 | 11 | 1,360 S |
| 5.5 | 9,547 | 7.875 | 340 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 11, 1985 | May 17, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 5, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-313-30568 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-313-30568 → 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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