WELL · 42-047-32196 · DISTRICT 4
Bennett, Betsy "D" #1
Brooks County · Vertical
Bennett, Betsy "D" #1 (API 42-047-32196) is a permitted well in Brooks County filed by Ballard Exploration Company,Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2005 and 2008, permitted to 7,100 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, To Jackson, Jackson.
Its 2 leases have reported 4.68K barrels of oil and 258K mcf of gas since May 2005, last reporting in July 2018. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Ballard Exploration Company,inc.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 464
- Phone
- (713) 651-0181
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Feb 2010 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Nov 15, 2008 |
- 7,100
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 15, 2008
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 4.68K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 258K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · May 2005 THROUGH Jul 2018
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Betsy "D" O-4-13503 | Mills Bennett, W. (Vicksburg) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 4.68K | 35K | Jun 2008 – Jul 2018 |
| Betsy Bennett "D" G-4-209430 | Patrios Windmill (Vicksburg IV) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 223K | May 2005 – Jun 2008 |
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.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jun 2005 → Dec 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 674696-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Nov 10, 2008 | Nov 15, 2008 | Jun 24, 2008 | 6,550 |
| 615470-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Mar 8, 2006 | Mar 8, 2006 | — | 6,550 |
| 558784-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Mar 9, 2005 | Mar 9, 2005 | Apr 16, 2005 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-209430 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-4-13503 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 204 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,830 | 5,834 | Perforated |
| 6,082 | 6,086 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,965 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 5.5 | 6,550 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Jan 10, 2009 | Nov 24, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 3, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 21, 2007 | Mar 26, 2007 | — |
| 00 | Sep 15, 2005 | May 31, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 18, 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 42-047-32196 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32196 → 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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