WELL · 42-047-32249 · DISTRICT 4
Bennett Betsy B #2
Brooks County · Mills Bennett SE. (Vicksburg 6) field · Vertical
Bennett Betsy B #2 (API 42-047-32249) is a plugged well in Brooks County, plugged December 6, 2013, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 15, 2005, permitted to 6,800 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
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 | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Jun 2008 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Dec 15, 2005 |
- 6,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 2005
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 272K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Dec 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 6, 2013
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett, Betsy "B" G-4-227498 | Mills Bennett, SE. (Vicksburg 6) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 272K | Jan 2006 – 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.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jan 2006 → Jun 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 611094-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Feb 20, 2007 | Dec 15, 2005 | Dec 22, 2005 | 6,200 |
| 611094-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Dec 15, 2005 | Dec 15, 2005 | — | 6,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 2006 | Bennett Betsy B G-4-227498 | Mills Bennett SE. (Vicksburg 6) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 232 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,622 | 5,632 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 914 | 12.25 | 452 S |
| 5.5 | 6,185 | 7.875 | 365 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 | Jul 9, 2007 | Sep 19, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 28, 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 42-047-32249 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-047-32249 → 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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