WELL · 42-041-31950 · DISTRICT 3
Fridel Unit #1
Brazos County · Kurten (Buda) field · Horizontal
Fridel Unit #1 (API 42-041-31950) is a horizontal well in Brazos County operated by Cml Exploration LLC, completed August 1, 2002.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended twice) between 2002 and 2025, permitted to 9,500 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Sparta, Wilcox, Midway, Navarro.
Its 2 leases have reported 298K barrels of oil and 1.36M mcf of gas since August 2002, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 514 permits on file · (800) 460-6313
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | CML Exploration LLC |
| Production reports | CML Exploration, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | CML Exploration, LLCApr 2, 2025 |
- 9,500
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Apr 2, 2025
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2002
- completed
- 298K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.36M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
30.778175, -96.255454
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Brazos County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fridel O-3-28263 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | CML Exploration, LLC | 1 | 20.4K | 10.8K | Jul 2025 – Jul 2026 |
| Fridel Unit O-3-24255 | Kurten (Buda) | CML Exploration, LLC | 1 | 277K | 1.35M | Aug 2002 – Feb 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 20,417 · prior 12 0
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 10,750 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Patterson Petroleum LPAug 2002 → Jul 2007
- 2Patterson Petroleum LLCAug 2007 → Oct 2007
- 3CML Exploration, LLCNov 2007 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907005-98 | Recompletion | CML Exploration, LLC | May 28, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 | — | 8,600 |
| 907005-99 | Recompletion | CML Exploration, LLC | Mar 26, 2025 | Apr 2, 2025 | — | 8,600 |
| 519942-98 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum LP | Sep 19, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | — | 9,500 |
| 519942-99 | Drill | Patterson Petroleum LP | May 13, 2002 | May 17, 2002 | Jun 18, 2002 | 9,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24255 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-28263 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 360 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| SpartaSPARTA - DISPOSAL | 2,708 | -2,348 |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | 3,667 | -3,307 |
| Midway | 4,901 | -4,541 |
| NavarroNAVARRO - DISPOSAL | 5,443 | -5,083 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - LOST CIRCULATION | 7,942 | -7,582 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,949 | -7,589 |
| BudaBUDA - PRODUCTION | — | — |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - PRODUCTION | — | — |
| WoodbineWOODBINE - PRODUCTION | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,979 | 14,859 | Open hole |
| 7,979 | 18,437 | Open hole |
| 7,979 | 19,280 | Open hole |
| 8,540 | 17,853 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,705 | 12.25 | 1,143 S |
| 7 | 8,990 | 8.75 | 400 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 9, 2026 | Aug 26, 2025 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 2002 | Sep 23, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 29, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-041-31950 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31950 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Kurten Woodbine Unit42-041-32575
2.1 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,533 |
| Wilcox | 3,610 | -3,303 |
| Navarro | 5,673 | -5,366 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,091 | -7,784 |
| Woodbine | 8,485 | -8,178 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Buda | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kurten Woodbine Unit42-041-32573
2.2 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,533 |
| Wilcox | 3,610 | -3,303 |
| Navarro | 5,675 | -5,368 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,106 | -7,799 |
| Woodbine | 8,492 | -8,185 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Buda | — |
Kurten Woodbine Unit42-041-32572
2.2 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,533 |
| Wilcox | 3,610 | -3,303 |
| Navarro | 5,724 | -5,417 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,150 | -7,843 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,490 | -8,183 |
| Woodbine | 8,523 | -8,216 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kurten Woodbine Unit42-041-32569
2.2 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,840 | -2,533 |
| Wilcox | 3,610 | -3,303 |
| Navarro | 5,721 | -5,414 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,136 | -7,829 |
| Woodbine | 8,526 | -8,219 |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Urso42-041-32649
2.2 KM · CML Exploration, LLC · Section with this well →
| Austin Chalk | 8,110 | -7,770 |
| Woodbine | 8,498 | -8,158 |
| Buda | 9,141 | -8,801 |
| Georgetown | 9,231 | -8,891 |
| Edwards | 9,494 | -9,154 |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Sparta | — | |
| Navarro | — |
Lloyd42-041-31962
2.9 KM · Patterson Petroleum LP · Section with this well →
| Sparta | 2,695 | -2,372 |
| Wilcox | 3,520 | -3,197 |
| Navarro | 5,698 | -5,375 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,163 | -7,840 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,163 | -7,840 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,513 | -8,190 |
| Top False Buda | 9,246 | -8,923 |
| Woodbine | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kurten Woodbine Unit42-041-32537
2.9 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Navarro | 5,794 | -5,467 |
| Austin Chalk | 7,750 | -7,423 |
| Woodbine | 8,605 | -8,278 |
| Buda | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Sparta | — | |
| Georgetown | — | |
| Edwards | — |
Kurten Woodbine Unit42-041-32553
4.1 KM · Vess Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Midway | 4,697 | -4,390 |
| Navarro | 5,719 | -5,412 |
| Taylor | 6,591 | -6,284 |
| Pecan Gap | 7,477 | -7,170 |
| Gober | 7,860 | -7,553 |
| Austin Chalk | 8,084 | -7,777 |
| Woodbine | 8,562 | -8,255 |
| Wilcox | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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