TEXAS · WELLS · BURLESON COUNTY · API 42-051-33157 · DISTRICT 03
Balke I. Unit #2H
Burleson County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Producing · Horizontal
Balke I. Unit #2H (API 42-051-33157) is a horizontal well in Burleson County operated by Verdun Oil & Gas LLC, completed January 1, 2024 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in January 1, 2022.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1990 and 2008, permitted to 10,109 ft.
It was permitted by Apache Corporation and has since transferred to Verdun Oil & Gas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Wilcox, Anacacho, Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 17.1K barrels of oil and 565K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Apache Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Oct 22, 2025
- Permits on file
- 396
- Phone
- (713) 337-9300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil & Gas LLCthrough Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Apache CorporationJun 24, 2008 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,109
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 24, 2008
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 2024
- completed
- 17.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 565K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 2024
- Shut in
- Jan 1, 2022
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (X)
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balke, I. Unit G-3-301402 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 1 | 0 | 0 | Feb 2026 – Jul 2026 |
| Balke, I. Unit O-3-15310 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | 2 | 17.1K | 565K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,089 · prior 12 58(+1778%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 94(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Texaco E & P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Apache CorporationMar 1995 → Feb 2017
- 3Verdun Oil & Gas LLCMay 2017 → Nov 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 663862-99 | Recompletion | Apache Corporation | Jun 5, 2008 | Jun 24, 2008 | — | 10,420 |
| 381355-99 | Drill | Texaco Producing Inc. | Nov 20, 1990 | Nov 28, 1990 | Jun 2, 1991 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2024 | Balke I. Unit G-3-301402 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | Producing · shut in Jan 1, 2022 | 10,109 |
| Jul 10, 1991 | Balke I. Unit O-3-15310 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Verdun Oil & Gas LLC | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 223 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wilcox | 2,680 | -2,457 |
| Anacacho | 8,863 | -8,640 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,861 | -9,638 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK-3 | 10,022 | -9,799 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,013 | 12,640 | Perforated |
| 10,013 | 12,640 | Open hole |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,000 | 17.5 | 875 S |
| 9.625 | 2,354 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 9.625 | 10,013 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 9.625 | 10,013 | 12.5 | 900 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 | Jun 30, 2026 | Jun 2, 2026 | — |
| 00 | May 13, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 | — |
| 00 | Sep 30, 1991 | Aug 19, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-051-33157 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-051-33157 → 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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