WELL · 42-165-35301 · DISTRICT 8
Tetens A #1
Gaines County · Harris field · Vertical
Tetens A #1 (API 42-165-35301) is a well in Gaines County operated by Free Rein Operating LLC, completed February 11, 1998.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 6,100 ft.
It was permitted by Lynx Energy Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Free Rein Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Seven Rivers, Queen, San Andres.
Its 2 leases have reported 771K barrels of oil and 37.9K mcf of gas since February 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Lynx Energy Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Brenham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · (512) 423-0058
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Free Rein Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Free Rein Operating LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Oct 12, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,100
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 12, 1998
- last permit issued
- Feb 11, 1998
- completed
- 771K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 11, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tetens "A" O-11-67903 | Harris | Free Rein Operating LLC | 2 | 5.14K | 0 | Mar 1998 – Jul 2026 |
| Tetens "A" O-11-67910 | Harris (San Andres) | Free Rein Operating LLC | 7 | 766K | 37.9K | Feb 1998 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16,185 · prior 12 16,226(0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Lynx Energy Company, Inc.Mar 1998 → Apr 2000
- 2Aroc (Texas) Inc.May 2000 → Nov 2007
- 3Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Dec 2007 → Jun 2013
- 4HK Energy Operating, LLCJul 2013 → Nov 2013
- 5Energyquest II, LLCDec 2013 → Mar 2019
- 6Flint Oak Energy, LLCApr 2019 → Nov 2022
- 7Free Rein Operating LLCDec 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 479790-99 | Recompletion | Lynx Energy Company, Inc. | Sep 30, 1998 | Oct 12, 1998 | Oct 28, 1998 | 6,100 |
| 470665-99 | Drill | Lynx Energy Company, Inc. | Dec 1, 1997 | Dec 1, 1997 | Dec 30, 1997 | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67903 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-67910 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,261 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,909 | 352 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,940 | -679 |
| QueenQUEEN SAND | 4,140 | -879 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES DOL | 4,491 | -1,230 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES DOLOMITE | 4,491 | -1,230 |
| UP San Andres Dol Porosity | 4,754 | -1,493 |
| Glorieta | 5,943 | -2,682 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,834 | 4,882 | Perforated |
| 5,944 | 5,975 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,857 | 12.25 | 840 S |
| 5.5 | 6,100 | 7.875 | 412 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 | Dec 31, 1998 | Nov 30, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1998 | Mar 16, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 28, 1998 | Mar 16, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 10, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-165-35301 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35301 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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