WELL · 42-477-30739 · DISTRICT 3
Fincher #1
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Fincher #1 (API 42-477-30739) is a horizontal well in Washington County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed January 25, 2013 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 14, 1994, permitted to 11,400 ft.
It was permitted by Marathon Oil Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 64.2K barrels of oil and 325K mcf of gas since March 1995, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Marathon Oil 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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Marathon Oil CompanyJul 14, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 14, 1994
- last permit issued
- Jan 25, 2013
- completed
- 64.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 325K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 25, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fincher O-3-22720 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 64.2K | 325K | Mar 1995 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 203 · prior 12 462(-56%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 582 · prior 12 842(-31%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil CompanyApr 1995 → Aug 2009
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Sep 2009 → Jul 2018
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 423984-99 | Drill | Marathon Oil Company | May 17, 1994 | Jul 14, 1994 | Feb 5, 1995 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-22720 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 24 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pecan Gap | 9,810 | -9,786 |
| Austin Chalk | 10,570 | -10,546 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,614 | 14,545 | Open hole |
| 10,614 | 14,675 | Perforated |
| 10,614 | 14,675 | Open hole |
| 10,978 | 12,263 | Perforated |
| 11,167 | 14,545 | Perforated |
| 11,628 | 11,250 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,028 | 12.25 | 585 S |
| 7 | 2,758 | 8.75 | 454 S |
| 7 | 10,614 | 8.75 | 150 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 | Feb 1, 2014 | Feb 25, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1995 | May 26, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 21, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-477-30739 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30739 → 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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