WELL · 42-165-35302 · DISTRICT 8
Tetens A #3
Gaines County · Harris (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
Tetens A #3 (API 42-165-35302) is a well in Gaines County operated by Free Rein Operating LLC, completed February 25, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 1, 1997, 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 lease has reported 766K barrels of oil and 37.9K mcf of gas since February 1998, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 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.Dec 1, 1997 |
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
- Dec 1, 1997
- last permit issued
- Feb 25, 1998
- completed
- 766K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 37.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 25, 1998
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 470666-98 | Drill | Lynx Energy Company, Inc. | Mar 6, 1998 | Dec 1, 1997 | Jan 24, 1998 | 6,100 |
| 470666-99 | Drill | Lynx Energy Company, Inc. | Dec 1, 1997 | Dec 1, 1997 | — | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-11-67910 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,258 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,905 | 353 |
| Seven Rivers | 3,938 | -680 |
| Queen | 4,139 | -881 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES DOL. | 4,492 | -1,234 |
| Upper SA Dol. Porosity | 4,760 | -1,502 |
| GlorietaGLORIETA DOLOMITE | 5,950 | -2,692 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,802 | 4,843 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,815 | 12.25 | 850 S |
| 5.5 | 6,098 | 7.875 | 455 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 | May 6, 1998 | Mar 10, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 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 42-165-35302 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-165-35302 → 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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