WELL · 42-361-30830 · DISTRICT 3
Free Ride #1
Orange County · Orange field · Shut IN · Directional
Free Ride #1 (API 42-361-30830) is a well in Orange County operated by Dartex Energy Corporation, completed April 27, 2005 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 3, 2005, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Raptor Resources, Inc. and has since transferred to Dartex Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Miocene (undifferentiated).
Its lease has reported 22.2K barrels of oil and 4 mcf of gas since April 2005, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Raptor Resources, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Austin, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · (409) 658-7806
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dartex Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Dartex Energy Corporationthrough Jan 2019 |
| Latest permit | Raptor Resources, Inc.Feb 3, 2005 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 3, 2005
- last permit issued
- Apr 27, 2005
- completed
- 22.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 4
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2005 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 27, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Delinquent
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 Ride O-3-24694 | Orange | Dartex Energy Corporation | 1 | 22.2K | 4 | Apr 2005 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Raptor Resources, Inc.Apr 2005 → Nov 2018
- 2Dartex Energy CorporationDec 2018 → Jan 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 557205-99 | Drill | Raptor Resources, Inc. | Feb 3, 2005 | Feb 3, 2005 | Mar 13, 2005 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-24694 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 20 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE | 1,000 | -980 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,686 | 4,687 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 952 | 11 | 660 S |
| 5.5 | 5,090 | 7.875 | 375 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 | Aug 22, 2005 | May 19, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 29, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-361-30830 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30830 → 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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