WELL · 42-297-34275 · DISTRICT 2
Freeman #5
Live Oak County · Freeman (Pettus 4600) field · Vertical
Freeman #5 (API 42-297-34275) is a plugged well in Live Oak County, plugged October 18, 2004, last operated by Edge Petroleum Oper. CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2012, permitted to 5,800 ft.
It was permitted by Double Play Oil & Gas, Inc and has since transferred to Edge Petroleum Oper. CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Hockley, Pettus, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 14.4K barrels of oil and 277K mcf of gas since September 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Double Play Oil & Gas, Inc; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2012 · 433 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Double Play Oil & Gas, Incthrough Jun 2024 |
| Latest permit | Double Play Oil & Gas, IncOct 10, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,800
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Oct 10, 2012
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 1997
- completed
- 14.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 277K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 18, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Freeman O-2-10443 | Freeman (Yegua 4900) | Aurora Resources Corporation | 1 | 14.4K | 28.4K | Oct 2012 – Jul 2026 |
| Freeman G-2-167774 | Freeman (Pettus 4600) | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 249K | Sep 1997 – Dec 2004 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 167(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc.Sep 1997 → Jun 2003
- 2Double Play Oil & Gas, IncOct 2012 → Jun 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749235-98 | Reenter | Double Play Oil & Gas, Inc | Feb 6, 2013 | Oct 10, 2012 | Oct 16, 2012 | 5,365 |
| 749235-99 | Reenter | Double Play Oil & Gas, Inc | Oct 3, 2012 | Oct 10, 2012 | — | 4,920 |
| 466481-99 | Drill | Edge Petroleum Oper. Co., Inc. | Aug 19, 1997 | Aug 19, 1997 | Sep 8, 1997 | 5,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-167774 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-2-10443 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 183 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Hockley | 4,037 | -3,854 |
| Pettus | 4,615 | -4,432 |
| Yegua | 4,830 | -4,647 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,616 | 4,618 | Perforated |
| 4,620 | 4,629 | Perforated |
| 4,631 | 4,635 | Perforated |
| 4,636 | 4,641 | Perforated |
| 4,848 | 4,864 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 582 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 8.625 | 583 | 12.25 | 235 S |
| 4.5 | 4,965 | 7.875 | 975 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 | May 15, 2013 | Feb 18, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 13, 1998 | Dec 18, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 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 42-297-34275 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34275 → 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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