WELL · 42-025-33453 · DISTRICT 2
Ballard #1
Bee County · Wildcat field · SWR-10-Well · Vertical
Ballard #1 (API 42-025-33453) is a well in Bee County operated by Welderxp Ltd., completed June 26, 2008 and listed as swr-10-well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2007 and 2008, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Newfield Exploration Company and has since transferred to Welderxp Ltd. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Cook Mountain, Queen City.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Newfield Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 14 permits on file · (210) 601-1249
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Welderxp Ltd. |
| Production reports | Newfield Exploration Companythrough Sep 2008 |
| Latest permit | Newfield Exploration CompanyAug 18, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 18, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jun 26, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 65.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2007 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 26, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard G-2-227236 | Rudman (Cannan Sd. 9720) | Welderxp Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 65.4K | Mar 2007 – Jul 2026 |
| Ballard G-2-239253 | Wildcat | Welderxp Ltd. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jun 2008 – 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.
- 1United Resources LPMar 2007 → Apr 2008
- 2Newfield Exploration CompanyMay 2008 → Sep 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 668069-99 | Recompletion | Newfield Exploration Company | Jul 31, 2008 | Aug 18, 2008 | Jun 23, 2008 | 11,000 |
| 632781-99 | Drill | United Resources LP | Jan 31, 2007 | Feb 2, 2007 | Feb 13, 2007 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-227236 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-2-239253 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 322 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 2,265 | -1,943 |
| Yegua | 3,128 | -2,806 |
| Cook Mountain | 4,010 | -3,688 |
| Queen City | 5,690 | -5,368 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,129 | 8,139 | Perforated |
| 9,755 | 9,764 | Perforated |
| 9,776 | 9,784 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,015 | 12.25 | 670 S |
| 7 | 8,760 | 8.75 | 550 S |
| 4.5 | 10,515 | 6.125 | 220 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 | Oct 7, 2008 | Aug 21, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 29, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 2007 | May 14, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 20, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-025-33453 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-025-33453 → 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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