WELL · 42-317-33324 · DISTRICT 8
Free #1
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Free #1 (API 42-317-33324) is a plugged well in Martin County, plugged July 26, 1999, last operated by Prime Operating Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 23, 1985, permitted to 9,600 ft.
It was permitted by Brazos Petroleum CO. and has since transferred to Prime Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, San Andres, Spraberry, Jo Mill.
Its lease has reported 8.65K barrels of oil and 14.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 1999.
Operator of record
Permitted by Brazos Petroleum Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 595 permits on file · (800) 310-3434
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Prime Operating Company |
| Production reports | Prime Operating Companythrough Jul 1999 |
| Latest permit | Brazos Petroleum Co.Dec 23, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 23, 1985
- last permit issued
- Mar 2, 1986
- completed
- 8.65K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 14.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 2, 1986
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 26, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free O-10-30642 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Prime Operating Company | 1 | 8.65K | 14.6K | Jan 1993 – Oct 1999 |
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.
- 1Prime Operating CompanyJan 1993 → May 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 293947-99 | Drill | Brazos Petroleum Co. | Dec 20, 1985 | Dec 23, 1985 | — | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-30642 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,803 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,261 | 9,131 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 315 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 3,770 | 11 | 400 S |
| 4.5 | 9,584 | 7.625 | 1,300 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, 1986 | Apr 16, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 25, 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 42-317-33324 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-33324 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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