TEXAS · WELLS · HANSFORD COUNTY · FREE LEASE · API 42-195-31486 · DISTRICT 08
Free #12
Hansford County · Freeman Ranch (Council Grove) field · Producing · Vertical
Free #12 (API 42-195-31486) is a well in Hansford County operated by Burk Royalty CO. Ltd., completed March 29, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 31, 2001, permitted to 3,402 ft.
It was permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company and has since transferred to Burk Royalty CO. Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Krider, Panhandle Lime, Brown Dolomite, Council Grove.
Its lease has reported 1.5M mcf of gas since March 2001, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Phillips Petroleum Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 4, 2025
- Permits on file
- 384
- Phone
- (940) 397-8600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. |
| Production reports | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Phillips Petroleum CompanyJan 31, 2001 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,402
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 31, 2001
- last permit issued
- Mar 29, 2001
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 29, 2001
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free G-14-183562 | Freeman Ranch (Council Grove) | Burk Royalty Co., Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 1.5M | Mar 2001 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 15,873 · prior 12 19,858(-20%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Phillips Petroleum CompanyApr 2001 → Dec 2002
- 2Conocophillips CompanyJan 2003 → Sep 2017
- 3Scout Energy Management LLCOct 2017 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504664-99 | Drill | Phillips Petroleum Company | Jan 29, 2001 | Jan 31, 2001 | Mar 1, 2001 | 3,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 29, 2001 | Free G-14-183562 | Freeman Ranch (Council Grove) | Burk Royalty Co. Ltd. | Producing | 3,402 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,184 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Krider | 1,621 | 1,563 |
| Panhandle Lime | 2,267 | 917 |
| Brown Dolomite | 2,692 | 492 |
| Council Grove | 3,031 | 153 |
| Cottonwood Lime | 3,179 | 5 |
| Neva Lime | 3,249 | -65 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,042 | 3,054 | Perforated |
| 3,111 | 3,115 | Perforated |
| 3,122 | 3,129 | Perforated |
| 3,133 | 3,139 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,599 | 12.25 | 740 S |
| 5.5 | 3,402 | 7.875 | 150 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 | Aug 30, 2001 | Jun 5, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 9, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-195-31486 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-195-31486 → 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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