WELL · 42-055-34234 · DISTRICT 1
Ballard -B- #4B
Caldwell County · Dale-McBride field · Vertical
Ballard -B- #4B (API 42-055-34234) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Origin Production Company Inc., completed March 22, 1987.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 23, 1987, permitted to 2,800 ft.
It was permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. and has since transferred to Origin Production Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Taylor, Dale Lime, Serpentine.
Its 2 leases have reported 66.7K barrels of oil and 102 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 21 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Origin Production Company Inc.
Permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
New Braunfels, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 6 permits on file · (512) 296-5926
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Origin Production Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Origin Production Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Feb 23, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 23, 1987
- last permit issued
- Mar 22, 1987
- completed
- 66.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 102
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 22, 1987
- 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 21 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard -B- O-1-11734 | Dale-McBride | Origin Production Company, Inc. | 16 | 39.1K | 50 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ballard, Don O-1-12038 | Dale-McBride | Origin Production Company, Inc. | 5 | 27.6K | 52 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 372 · prior 12 747(-50%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2Trinidad Petroleum, Inc.Sep 1993 → Jun 2001
- 3Rodenberg, Laura Oil Co.Jun 2002 → Oct 2005
- 4Origin Production Company, Inc.Dec 2005 → Apr 2026
- 5Geomeg Energy Operating Co., LLCJan 2006 → Oct 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327003-99 | Drill | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. | Feb 23, 1987 | Feb 23, 1987 | — | 2,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11734 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12038 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 514 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1,288 | -774 |
| Dale Lime | 1,864 | -1,350 |
| Serpentine | 1,872 | -1,358 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,985 | 2,006 | Perforated |
| 2,096 | 2,136 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,193 | 7.875 | 475 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 | Feb 28, 2006 | Apr 13, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 21, 1987 | Apr 13, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 17, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-055-34234 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34234 → 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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