WELL · 42-297-33628 · DISTRICT 2
Freeman C. N. #5
Live Oak County · Buckeye Knoll (Yegua 4630) field · Vertical
Freeman C. N. #5 (API 42-297-33628) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged May 22, 1992, last operated by Van Way Oil.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1985 and 1990, permitted to 5,500 ft.
It was permitted by Carter Exploration Company and has since transferred to Van Way Oil on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Fresh Water, Hockley, Pettus.
Operator of record
Permitted by Carter Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Corpus Chrsti, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 3, 1991 · 7 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Van Way Oil |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Carter Exploration CompanyFeb 27, 1990 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 1990
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 22, 1992
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 →
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 370251-99 | Recompletion | Carter Exploration Company | Feb 26, 1990 | Feb 27, 1990 | — | 5,425 |
| 287749-99 | Drill | Carter Exploration Company | Oct 2, 1985 | Oct 14, 1985 | — | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-134460 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-7050 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 233 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Fresh Water | 1,120 | -887 |
| Hockley | 3,980 | -3,747 |
| Pettus | 4,440 | -4,207 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,444 | 4,457 | Perforated |
| 4,464 | 4,468 | Perforated |
| 4,633 | 4,639 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 568 | 13.5 | 345 S |
| 4.5 | 5,346 | 7.875 | 480 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 | Dec 20, 1990 | Mar 9, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 2, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 13, 1986 | Jan 9, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 4, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-297-33628 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-33628 → 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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