TEXAS · WELLS · JIM WELLS COUNTY · API 42-249-31889 · DISTRICT 04
Freeborn #1
Jim Wells County · Amargosa (2750 Frio) field · Temp Abandoned · Vertical
Freeborn #1 (API 42-249-31889) is a well in Jim Wells County operated by Western Gulf Oil & Gas LLC, completed November 20, 1989 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2018.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1989, permitted to 7,050 ft.
It was permitted by Falcon Energy Of Texas and has since transferred to Western Gulf Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Falcon Energy of Texas; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Bishop, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 29, 2020
- Permits on file
- 30
- Phone
- (361) 774-9855
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Falcon Energy of Texas |
| Production reports | Click Energy Companythrough Dec 2017 |
| Latest permit | Falcon Energy of TexasDec 6, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,050
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 6, 1989
- last permit issued
- Nov 20, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 44.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 20, 1989
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2018
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent (D)
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeborn G-4-133184 | Amargosa (2750 Frio) | Western Gulf Oil & Gas, LLC | 1 | 0 | 44.8K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-4-118490 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1LTX Productions, Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1994
- 2Dale Operations, LLCApr 2001 → Sep 2011
- 3Click Energy CompanyDec 2011 → Dec 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367316-99 | Recompletion | Falcon Energy of Texas | Dec 6, 1989 | Dec 6, 1989 | — | 7,050 |
| 274293-99 | Drill | Eagle Oil & Gas Co. | Sep 23, 1985 | May 7, 1985 | — | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 1989 | Freeborn G-4-133184 | Amargosa (2750 Frio) | Western Gulf Oil & Gas LLC | Temp Abandoned · shut in Jan 1, 2018 | 7,050 |
| May 22, 1985 | Freeborn G-4-118490 | Amargosa | Falcon Energy of Texas | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 336 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 3,500 | -3,164 |
| Frio | 7,050 | -6,714 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,795 | 2,808 | Perforated |
| 6,302 | 6,306 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,620 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 8.625 | 1,625 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 4.5 | 6,800 | 7.875 | 870 S |
| 4.5 | 7,021 | 7.875 | 870 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 | Mar 6, 1990 | Jan 11, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 4, 1985 | Oct 7, 1985 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 24, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-249-31889 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-249-31889 → 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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