TEXAS · WELLS · FORT BEND COUNTY · API 42-157-31366 · DISTRICT 03
Texas Department of Corrections #2
Fort Bend County · Jester (Murphy-Buls 8350) field · Vertical
Texas Department Of Corrections #2 (API 42-157-31366) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged October 8, 1984, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 6, 1982, permitted to 8,500 ft.
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 | none |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Aug 6, 1982 |
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 1982
- last permit issued
- Sep 12, 1982
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 12, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 8, 1984
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.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168813-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Aug 6, 1982 | Aug 6, 1982 | Aug 15, 1982 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 1982 | Texas Department of Corrections G-3-103230 | Jester (Murphy-Buls 8350) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,359 | 8,365 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,387 | 13.5 | 850 S |
| 2 | 8,316 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 8,500 | 8.75 | 350 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 8, 1982 | — |
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 42-157-31366 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-31366 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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