TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · FREEMAN, J.B. "A" LEASE · API 42-401-32836 · DISTRICT 06
Freeman J.B. A #3
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Producing · Vertical
Freeman J.B. A #3 (API 42-401-32836) is a well in Rusk County operated by Fortune Resources LLC, completed March 17, 1998 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 13, 1998, permitted to 10,653 ft.
It was permitted by Verado Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Fortune Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Pettit, Travis Peak, Knowles Lime, Taylor.
Its lease has reported 5.68K barrels of oil and 2.19M mcf of gas since March 1998, last reporting volume in March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Verado Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Longview, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5
- Phone
- (903) 753-3050
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Fortune Resources LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Verado Energy, Inc.Jan 13, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,653
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 13, 1998
- last permit issued
- Mar 17, 1998
- completed
- 5.68K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.19M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Mar 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 17, 1998
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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, J.B. "A" G-6-168609 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | 1 | 5.68K | 2.19M | Mar 1998 – Mar 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 29,784 · prior 12 17,872(+67%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Verado Energy, Inc.Apr 1998 → Feb 2025
- 2Fortune Resources LLCMar 2025 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 472130-99 | Drill | Verado Energy, Inc. | Jan 13, 1998 | Jan 13, 1998 | Feb 13, 1998 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 17, 1998 | Freeman J.B. A G-6-168609 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | Fortune Resources LLC | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 10,653 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 317 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| PettitPETTET | 6,066 | -5,749 |
| Travis Peak | 7,000 | -6,683 |
| Knowles Lime | 10,095 | -9,778 |
| TaylorTOP TAYLOR | 10,163 | -9,846 |
| TaylorBASE TAYLOR | 10,493 | -10,176 |
| BossierBOSSIER SHALE TOP | 10,504 | -10,187 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 940 | 11 | 296 S |
| 4.5 | 10,653 | 7.875 | 1,260 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 15, 1998 | May 15, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 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 42-401-32836 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32836 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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