WELL · 42-055-34296 · DISTRICT 1
Ballard Neal #1
Caldwell County · Dale-McBride field · Vertical
Ballard Neal #1 (API 42-055-34296) is a well in Caldwell County operated by Geomeg Energy Operating CO. LLC, completed August 14, 1987.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 30, 1987, permitted to 2,600 ft.
It was permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. and has since transferred to Geomeg Energy Operating CO. LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Taylor, Dale Lime, Serpentine, Limestone.
Its 2 leases have reported 50.2K barrels of oil and 336 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 9 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Geomeg Energy Operating Co. LLC
Permitted by Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Aransas Pass, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (512) 466-7133
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Geomeg Energy Operating Co. LLC |
| Production reports | Origin Production Company, Inc.through Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc.Jul 30, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,600
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 30, 1987
- last permit issued
- Aug 14, 1987
- completed
- 50.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 336
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 14, 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 9 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard, Lurline O-1-12063 | Dale-McBride | Origin Production Company, Inc. | 8 | 46.8K | 292 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ballard, Neal O-1-11848 | Dale-McBride | Geomeg Energy Operating Co., LLC | 1 | 3.39K | 44 | Jan 1993 – Apr 2006 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 181 · prior 12 367(-51%)
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.Aug 1993 → Jul 2001
- 3Rodenberg, Laura Oil Co.Sep 2002 → Oct 2005
- 4Origin Production Company, Inc.Nov 2005 → Mar 2026
- 5Geomeg Energy Operating Co., LLCMar 2006 → Oct 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 333801-99 | Drill | Nelms Bros. Oil Properties Inc. | Jul 30, 1987 | Jul 30, 1987 | — | 2,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-11848 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-12063 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 485 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 1,383 | -898 |
| Dale Lime | 1,882 | -1,397 |
| Serpentine | 1,898 | -1,413 |
| Limestone | 2,054 | -1,569 |
| Serpentine | 2,114 | -1,629 |
| Austin Chalk | 2,248 | -1,763 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,060 | 2,110 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,304 | 6.75 | 294 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 | Mar 22, 2006 | Aug 24, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 8, 1987 | Aug 24, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 1, 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 42-055-34296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-055-34296 → 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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