TEXAS · WELLS · FREESTONE COUNTY · FRYER GAS UNIT "B" LEASE · API 42-161-32040 · DISTRICT 05
Fryer Gas Unit B #2
Freestone County · Nan-SU-Gail (CV Consolidated) field · Producing · Vertical
Fryer Gas Unit B #2 (API 42-161-32040) is a well in Freestone County operated by Valence Operating Company, completed July 12, 2002 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 13, 2001, permitted to 12,795 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Bac, BMA, Pettit, Travis Peak.
Its lease has reported 40 barrels of oil and 1.43M mcf of gas since July 2002, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Kingwood, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 990
- Phone
- (281) 359-3659
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Valence Operating Company |
| Production reports | Valence Operating Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyMar 13, 2001 |
- 12,795
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 13, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jul 12, 2002
- completed
- 40
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2002 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 12, 2002
- 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fryer Gas Unit "B" G-5-190843 | Nan-SU-Gail (CV Consolidated) | Valence Operating Company | 1 | 40 | 1.43M | Jul 2002 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 17,848 · prior 12 15,665(+14%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJul 2002 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506172-98 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Aug 23, 2001 | Mar 13, 2001 | May 25, 2002 | 13,000 |
| 506172-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Mar 7, 2001 | Mar 13, 2001 | — | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 12, 2002 | Fryer Gas Unit B G-5-190843 | Nan-SU-Gail (CV Consolidated) | Valence Operating Company | Producing | 12,795 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 438 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 4,200 | -3,762 |
| BMA | 7,908 | -7,470 |
| Pettit | 8,665 | -8,227 |
| Travis Peak | 8,870 | -8,432 |
| Cotton Valley | 10,900 | -10,462 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,138 | 12,143 | Perforated |
| 12,301 | 2,330 | Perforated |
| 12,500 | 12,504 | Perforated |
| 12,618 | 12,628 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,750 | 12.25 | 510 S |
| 5.5 | 12,795 | 8.75 | 2,195 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 | Apr 29, 2003 | Mar 31, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 2002 | Sep 23, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 10, 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 42-161-32040 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-32040 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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