WELL · 42-249-30788 · DISTRICT 4
Freeborn Sidney et AL #20
Jim Wells County · Amargosa (2700) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Freeborn Sidney ET AL #20 (API 42-249-30788) is a well in Jim Wells County operated by Western Gulf Oil & Gas LLC, completed September 1, 1977 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 11, 1977, permitted to 3,100 ft.
It was permitted by Shands, P. C. and has since transferred to Western Gulf Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shands, P. C.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Bishop, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 30 permits on file · (361) 947-2030
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Western Gulf Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Click Energy Companythrough Dec 2017 |
| Latest permit | Shands, P. C.Oct 11, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,100
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 11, 1977
- last permit issued
- Sep 1, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 53.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 1, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeborn, Sidney et AL G-4-73255 | Amargosa (2700) | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 53.7K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Diamond "S" Oil, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Startex Energy, Inc.May 1994 → Sep 1994
- 3Three C Consulting, Inc.Oct 1994 → Aug 1995
- 4Kingwood Resources, Inc.Sep 1995 → Nov 1996
- 5Live Oak Reserves, Inc.Dec 1996 → Apr 2011
- 6Click Energy CompanyMay 2011 → Dec 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4531-99 | Drill | Shands, P. C. | Oct 11, 1977 | Oct 11, 1977 | — | 3,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-73255 | — | — | — | — |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,869 | — | — |
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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 14, 1977 | — |
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 42-249-30788 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-30788 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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