WELL · 42-289-30428 · DISTRICT 5
Fossil Freeman R. E. #1
Leon County · Hilltop Resort (Woodbine) field · Vertical
Fossil Freeman R. E. #1 (API 42-289-30428) is a plugged well in Leon County, plugged August 1, 2018, last operated by Rivershore Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1981 and 2012, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Gastar Exploration Texas, LP and has since transferred to Rivershore Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Sub-Clarksville, Woodbine, Buda.
Its 2 leases have reported 22.3K barrels of oil since January 1993, last reporting in April 2019. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Gastar Exploration Texas, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 11, 2021 · 1 permits on file · (800) 921-6302
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rivershore Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Fossil Operating, Inc.through Nov 2015 |
| Latest permit | Gastar Exploration Texas, LPSep 12, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 12, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jan 28, 2013
- completed
- 22.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 28, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 1, 2018
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fossil Freeman, R. E. O-5-4001 | Hilltop Resort (Woodbine) | Rivershore Operating LLC | 1 | 2.22K | 0 | Jan 2013 – Apr 2019 |
| Fossil Freeman, R. E. O-5-2679 | Hilltop Resort (Austin Chalk) | Rivershore Operating LLC | 1 | 20.1K | 0 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2019 |
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.
- 1Stratco Operating Co., Inc.Jun 2000 → Feb 2003
- 2Cambrian Management LtdMar 2003 → Mar 2004
- 3Palisades Operating CompanyApr 2004 → Sep 2009
- 4Gastar Exploration Texas, LPOct 2009 → Sep 2013
- 5Fossil Operating, Inc.Oct 2013 → Nov 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 747510-99 | Recompletion | Gastar Exploration Texas, LP | Aug 31, 2012 | Sep 12, 2012 | Jan 24, 2013 | 7,147 |
| 230774-99 | Recompletion | Eurafrep, Inc. | Feb 24, 1984 | Feb 29, 1984 | — | 7,147 |
| 112237-99 | Drill | Tipco | Mar 12, 1981 | Mar 12, 1981 | — | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-5-2679 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-5-4001 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 490 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,000 | -5,510 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 6,280 | -5,790 |
| Woodbine | 6,352 | -5,862 |
| Buda | 7,008 | -6,518 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,168 | 6,228 | Perforated |
| 6,413 | 6,912 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 580 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 2.375 | 6,407 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 7,147 | 7.875 | 750 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 | Apr 29, 2013 | Mar 27, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Sep 13, 1984 | Jun 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1984 | Jun 26, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 17, 1981 | — |
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 42-289-30428 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-289-30428 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000089717 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 28, 2018 | 2,000 | 3,000 | 6,168–6,228 |
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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