WELL · 42-151-31933 · DISTRICT 7
Ballenger R.W. #5
Fisher County · Claytonville (Canyon Sd. 5200) field · Vertical
Ballenger R.W. #5 (API 42-151-31933) is a plugged well in Fisher County, plugged March 20, 1990, last operated by Foree R. L. Trust A.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 18, 1985, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Foree, R. L. and has since transferred to Foree R. L. Trust A on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, Noodle Creek, Flippen Lime, Cisco.
Its lease has reported 63 barrels of oil and 49 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 1997. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Foree, R. L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Dallas, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 6, 2000 · 14 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Foree R. L. Trust A |
| Production reports | Foree, R. L. Trust "A"through Jun 1994 |
| Latest permit | Foree, R. L.Jan 18, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 1985
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 1985
- completed
- 63
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 49
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 1997
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 20, 1990
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; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballenger, R.W. O-8-20210 | Claytonville (Canyon Sd. 5200) | Foree, R. L. Trust "A" | 2 | 63 | 49 | Jan 1993 – Jul 1997 |
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.
- 1Foree, R. L. Trust "A"Jan 1993 → Jun 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 264445-99 | Drill | Foree, R. L. | Jan 14, 1985 | Jan 18, 1985 | Jan 23, 1985 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-20210 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,050 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 3,050 | -1,000 |
| Noodle Creek | 3,610 | -1,560 |
| Flippen Lime | 3,810 | -1,760 |
| CiscoBASE CISCO LIME | 4,065 | -2,015 |
| 4900' Canyon Sand | 4,840 | -2,790 |
| 5200' Canyon Sand | 4,950 | -2,900 |
| CanyonCANYON LIME | 5,200 | -3,150 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,991 | 4,993 | Perforated |
| 5,004 | 5,006 | Perforated |
| 5,010 | 5,018 | Perforated |
| 5,024 | 5,026 | Perforated |
| 5,038 | 5,040 | Perforated |
| 5,052 | 5,054 | Perforated |
| 5,063 | 5,070 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 165 | 11 | 170 S |
| 4.5 | 5,137 | 7.875 | 75 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 | Apr 2, 1985 | Mar 6, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Mar 23, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-151-31933 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-151-31933 → 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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