TEXAS · WELLS · CULBERSON COUNTY · API 42-109-32218 · DISTRICT 7B
Operation Freedom #1
Culberson County · Geraldine South (Olds -A-) field · Vertical
Operation Freedom #1 (API 42-109-32218) is a plugged well in Culberson County, plugged February 24, 2015, last operated by Capitan Energy Incorporated.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 18, 2002, permitted to 2,600 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Olds -A-.
Its 2 leases have reported 852 barrels of oil and 784 mcf of gas since March 2002, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Carlsbad, NM
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 23, 2025
- Permits on file
- 230
- Phone
- (830) 285-4587
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Capitan Energy Incorporated |
| Production reports | Capitan Energy, Incorporatedthrough Nov 2009 |
| Latest permit | Capitan Energy, IncorporatedJan 18, 2002 |
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2002
- last permit issued
- Jul 20, 2011
- completed
- 852
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 784
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2004 THROUGH Nov 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 20, 2011
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 24, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Operation Freedom G-10-191580 | Geraldine, South (Olds -A-) | Capitan Energy, Incorporated | 1 | 852 | 784 | Mar 2002 – Nov 2009 |
| Operation Freedom O-10-41590 | Geraldine, South (Olds -A-) | Capitan Energy, Incorporated | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jul 2011 – — |
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.
- 1Capitan Energy, IncorporatedDec 2004 → Nov 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 516777-98 | Drill | Capitan Energy, Incorporated | Sep 30, 2002 | Jan 18, 2002 | Jan 29, 2002 | 2,600 |
| 516777-99 | Drill | Capitan Energy, Incorporated | Jan 11, 2002 | Jan 18, 2002 | — | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 20, 2011 | Operation Freedom O-10-41590 | Geraldine South (Olds -A-) | Capitan Energy Incorporated | Plugged | — |
| Mar 15, 2002 | Operation Freedom G-10-191580 | Geraldine South (Olds -A-) | Capitan Energy Incorporated | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,238 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Olds -A- | 2,373 | 865 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,372 | 2,390 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 848 | 12.25 | 416 S |
| 5.5 | 2,550 | 7.875 | 215 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 | Jun 28, 2012 | Aug 11, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 13, 2003 | Jun 28, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-109-32218 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-109-32218 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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