WELL · 42-157-33212 · DISTRICT 3
Vallet #1
Fort Bend County · Needville NE (10 320 Cook MTN) field · Directional
Vallet #1 (API 42-157-33212) is a plugged well in Fort Bend County, plugged January 27, 2022, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 21, 2016, permitted to 11,150 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Cook Mountain, Caprock, Catahoula, Dome Caprock - Disposal.
Operator of record
Ballard Exploration Company Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 464 permits on file · (800) 992-8924
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Jun 2021 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Oct 21, 2016 |
- 11,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 21, 2016
- last permit issued
- Dec 19, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.71M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2016 THROUGH Jan 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 19, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 27, 2022
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vallet G-3-283527 | Needville, NE (10,320 Cook MTN) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.71M | Dec 2016 – Jan 2022 |
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.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jan 2017 → Jun 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 819398-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Oct 13, 2016 | Oct 21, 2016 | Nov 1, 2016 | 11,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-283527 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 100 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Cook Mountain | 9,486 | -9,386 |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Dome Caprock - Disposal | — | — |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | — |
| Pliocene - Disposal | — | — |
| Tiger (Miocene) - Disposal | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,258 | 10,358 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,010 | 17.5 | 2,209 S |
| 9.625 | 8,850 | 12.25 | 577 S |
| 4.5 | 10,607 | 6.75 | 244 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, 2018 | Oct 9, 2017 | Yes |
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 42-157-33212 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-157-33212 → 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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