WELL · 42-459-30873 · DISTRICT 6
Free J.W. Gas Unit #3
Upshur County · White Oak (Cotton Valley Sand) field · Vertical
Free J.W. Gas Unit #3 (API 42-459-30873) is a well in Upshur County operated by Quantum Resources Management LLC, completed September 17, 1996.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1996 and 2013, permitted to 11,700 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including B/Massive, Rodessa, T/Rodessa, Pettit.
Its 2 leases have reported 15.9K barrels of oil and 996K mcf of gas since September 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Quantum Resources Management LLC
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 7, 2014
- Permits on file
- 322
- Phone
- (713) 634-4696
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Quantum Resources Management LLC |
| Production reports | Breitburn Operating L.P.through Oct 2022 |
| Latest permit | Quantum Resources Management,llcNov 8, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,700
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 8, 2013
- last permit issued
- Sep 17, 1996
- completed
- 15.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 996K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 17, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Free, J.W. Oil Unit O-6-15237 | Willow Springs (Travis Peak) | Diversified Production LLC | 1 | 15.9K | 44.1K | Dec 2013 – Jul 2026 |
| Free, J.W. Gas Unit G-6-160641 | White Oak (Cotton Valley Sand) | Quantum Resources Management,llc | 1 | 0 | 952K | Sep 1996 – Dec 2013 |
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.
- 1C. W. Resources, Inc.Sep 1996 → Aug 2000
- 2Wagner & Brown, Ltd.Sep 2000 → Dec 2003
- 3W B Resources, L.P.Jan 2004 → Jan 2004
- 4Oneok Texas Energy Resources, LPFeb 2004 → Nov 2005
- 5Txok Texas Energy Resources,l.p.Dec 2005 → Dec 2007
- 6Exco Partners Operating Ptshp LPJan 2008 → May 2008
- 7Exco Operating Company, LPDec 2008 → Aug 2009
- 8Encore Operating, L.P.Sep 2009 → Aug 2010
- 9Quantum Resources Management,llcSep 2010 → Dec 2014
- 10Breitburn Operating L.P.Jan 2015 → Oct 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 772959-99 | Recompletion | Quantum Resources Management,llc | Nov 1, 2013 | Nov 8, 2013 | Nov 15, 2013 | 11,700 |
| 450630-99 | Drill | C. W. Resources, Inc. | Jul 22, 1996 | Jul 23, 1996 | Jul 23, 1996 | 11,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-6-160641 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-15237 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 375 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Massive | 7,080 | -6,705 |
| Rodessa | 7,080 | -6,705 |
| T/Rodessa | 7,170 | -6,795 |
| Pettit | 7,630 | -7,255 |
| T/Travis Peak | 7,830 | -7,455 |
| Travis Peak | 7,840 | -7,465 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,862 | 7,872 | Perforated |
| 10,798 | 11,056 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,077 | 11 | 290 S |
| 4.5 | 11,140 | 7.875 | 2,800 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 | Mar 8, 2014 | Jan 27, 2014 | — |
| 00 | Dec 11, 1996 | Oct 22, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-459-30873 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-459-30873 → 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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