TEXAS · WELLS · WASHINGTON COUNTY · API 42-477-30809 · DISTRICT 03
Prairie Hill OL #1HN
Washington County · Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.) field · Producing · Horizontal
Prairie Hill OL #1HN (API 42-477-30809) is a horizontal well in Washington County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed April 5, 1996 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 15, 1995, permitted to 18,947 ft.
It was permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Georgetown.
Its 2 leases have reported 24 barrels of oil and 5.16M mcf of gas since April 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Chesapeake Operating, Inc.; 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
- 617
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Dec 15, 1995 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 18,947
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 1995
- last permit issued
- Apr 5, 1996
- completed
- 24
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 5, 1996
- 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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prairie Hill OL G-3-159081 | Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 17 | 4.23M | Apr 1996 – Apr 2026 |
| Prairie Hill OL G-3-159079 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 7 | 931K | Apr 1996 – Jun 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 34,286 · prior 12 31,357(+9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Chesapeake Operating, Inc.Apr 1996 → Jun 2009
- 2Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Jul 2009 → Jul 2018
- 3Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 442892-98 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Jun 28, 1996 | Dec 15, 1995 | — | 15,000 |
| 442892-99 | Drill | Chesapeake Operating, Inc. | Dec 15, 1995 | Dec 15, 1995 | Dec 31, 1995 | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 5, 1996 | Prairie Hill OL G-3-159081 | Navasota River (Cretaceous Lwr.) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | Producing | 18,947 |
| Apr 5, 1996 | Prairie Hill OL G-3-159079 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | SWR-10-Well · shut in Oct 1, 2000 | 18,947 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 333 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 13,929 | -13,596 |
| Georgetown | 14,494 | -14,161 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,935 | 18,500 | Perforated |
| 14,502 | 18,947 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,582 | 17.5 | 1,470 S |
| 9.625 | 11,700 | 12.25 | 940 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 8, 1997 | Sep 6, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1996 | Jun 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 14, 1996 | Jun 3, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 31, 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 42-477-30809 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-477-30809 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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