WELL · 42-297-34259 · DISTRICT 2
Freeman #4
Live Oak County · Freeman (Pettus 4700) field · Vertical
Freeman #4 (API 42-297-34259) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged April 20, 2017, last operated by Kovar Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued June 25, 1997, permitted to 5,150 ft.
It was permitted by Edge Petroleum Oper. CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Kovar Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Pettus.
Its lease has reported 24.2K barrels of oil and 172K mcf of gas since July 1997, last reporting in June 2017.
Operator of record
Permitted by Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Victoria, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 2, 2022 · 10 permits on file · (361) 894-6422
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Kovar Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Kovar Operating, LLCthrough Jan 2017 |
| Latest permit | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Jun 25, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,150
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 25, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 15, 1997
- completed
- 24.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 172K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Jun 2017
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 15, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 20, 2017
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman O-2-8395 | Freeman (Pettus 4700) | Kovar Operating, LLC | 1 | 24.2K | 172K | Jul 1997 – Jun 2017 |
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.
- 1Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Jul 1997 → Feb 2006
- 2Enhanced Energy Partners CorpMar 2006 → Jun 2013
- 3Cedar Energy Services, LLCJul 2013 → Dec 2013
- 4Kovar Operating, LLCJan 2014 → Jan 2017
- 5Salt Creek Production, Inc.Mar 2016 → Jul 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 464217-98 | Drill | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | Aug 20, 1998 | Jun 25, 1997 | — | 5,150 |
| 464217-99 | Drill | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | Jun 25, 1997 | Jun 25, 1997 | Jun 30, 1997 | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8395 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 197 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Pettus | 4,720 | -4,523 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,725 | 4,731 | Perforated |
| 4,740 | 4,744 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 511 | 12.25 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 5,150 | 7.875 | 1,110 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 | Oct 12, 1998 | Apr 2, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 17, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-297-34259 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34259 → 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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