TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · API 42-401-32343 · DISTRICT 06
American Liberty #1
Rusk County · Minden(middle Travis Peak 7300) field · Vertical
American Liberty #1 (API 42-401-32343) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged August 11, 2023, last operated by Forest Oil Corporation.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued July 5, 1991, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Fortson Oil Company and has since transferred to Forest Oil Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including BMA, Rodessa, James Lime, Pettit.
Its 3 leases have reported 270 barrels of oil and 185K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2023. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fortson Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 6, 2016
- Permits on file
- 1,861
- Phone
- (832) 242-9600
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Forest Oil Corporation |
| Production reports | Chalker Energy Management,llcthrough Feb 2006 |
| Latest permit | Fortson Oil CompanyJul 5, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 5, 1991
- last permit issued
- Nov 14, 1991
- completed
- 270
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 185K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 14, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 11, 2023
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| American Liberty O-6-14575 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | 1 | 0 | 0 | Apr 2006 – Aug 2023 |
| American Liberty O-6-14431 | Minden(middle Travis Peak 7300) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 270 | 0 | Jul 2005 – Feb 2007 |
| American Liberty G-6-140655 | Minden(middle Travis Peak 7300) | Forest Oil Corporation | 1 | 0 | 185K | Jan 1993 – Jun 2006 |
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.
- 1Fortson Oil CompanyJan 1993 → May 1994
- 2Richey Operating, Inc.Jun 1994 → Nov 2004
- 3Chalker Energy Management,llcDec 2004 → Feb 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 389639-98 | Drill | Fortson Oil Company | Oct 21, 1991 | Jul 5, 1991 | Jul 17, 1991 | 8,500 |
| 389639-99 | Drill | Fortson Oil Company | Jul 5, 1991 | Jul 5, 1991 | — | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 1991 | American Liberty G-6-140655 | Minden(middle Travis Peak 7300) | Forest Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | American Liberty O-6-14575 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Sabine Oil & Gas Corporation | Plugged | — |
| — | American Liberty O-6-14431 | Minden(middle Travis Peak 7300) | Forest Oil Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 432 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BMA | 6,255 | -5,823 |
| Rodessa | 6,335 | -5,903 |
| James Lime | 6,703 | -6,271 |
| Pettit | 6,952 | -6,520 |
| Travis Peak | 7,300 | -6,868 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,332 | 7,342 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,035 | 11 | 270 S |
| 5.5 | 7,494 | 7.875 | 900 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 | Nov 27, 2006 | Aug 10, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Nov 29, 2005 | Aug 10, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Sep 27, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 12, 1992 | Dec 9, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 28, 1992 | — | — |
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 42-401-32343 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32343 → 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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