TEXAS · WELLS · WASHINGTON COUNTY · ELMS-RICKS LEASE · API 42-477-30744 · DISTRICT 03
Elms-Ricks #1RE
Washington County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Elms-Ricks #1RE (API 42-477-30744) is a horizontal well in Washington County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed August 29, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1994 and 2002, permitted to 15,853 ft.
It was permitted by Rme Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Rme Petroleum 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 | Rme Petroleum CompanyAug 2, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 15,853
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 2, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 29, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1994 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 29, 2002
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2025
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elms-Ricks G-3-151332 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.11M | Jul 1994 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 659 · prior 12 2,198(-70%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Jul 1994 → Apr 1998
- 2Newton Corp.,theMay 1998 → Sep 2001
- 3Icarus Operating CorporationOct 2001 → Oct 2001
- 4Rme Petroleum CompanySep 2002 → Nov 2002
- 5Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 522435-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rme Petroleum Company | Nov 27, 2002 | Aug 2, 2002 | — | 13,000 |
| 522435-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Rme Petroleum Company | Aug 2, 2002 | Aug 2, 2002 | Aug 8, 2002 | 13,000 |
| 424836-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 13, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | Jun 13, 1994 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29, 2002 | Elms-Ricks G-3-151332 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2025 | 15,853 |
| Aug 29, 2002 | Elms-Ricks G-3-151332 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Sep 1, 2025 | 15,853 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 465 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 11,798 | -11,333 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,833 | 15,853 | Perforated |
| 11,930 | 13,977 | Perforated |
| 13,585 | 16,340 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7.625 | 1,833 | 9.875 | 1,010 S |
| 10.75 | 2,700 | 14.75 | 1,290 S |
| 7.625 | 11,833 | 9.5 | 1,010 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 18, 2003 | Nov 26, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1994 | Aug 9, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 25, 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 42-477-30744 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30744 → 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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