WELL · 42-161-31311 · DISTRICT 5
P. D. C. Ball Est. #1
Freestone County · Vertical
P. D. C. Ball Est. #1 (API 42-161-31311) is a permitted well in Freestone County filed by Now Development CO., Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1995 and 2012, permitted to 5,450 ft.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Nacatoch, T/Austin Chalk, B/Austin Chalk, Sub-Clarksville.
Operator of record
Tyler, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 3, 2017 · 4 permits on file · (903) 592-2569
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Big Run Production Companythrough Oct 2022 |
| Latest permit | Now Development Co., Inc.Jun 7, 2012 |
- 5,450
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jun 7, 2012
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.48M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1995 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- 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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, P. D. C. Est. G-5-273060 | Red Lake (Sub-Clarksville) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 0 | 67.1K | Feb 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| P.D.C. Ball Estate G-5-155874 | Red Lake, N. (Woodbine) | Big Run Production Company | 1 | 0 | 2.41M | Jul 1995 – May 2023 |
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.
- 1Wisenbaker Production CompanyJul 1995 → Feb 2006
- 2Now Development Co., Inc.Aug 2009 → Dec 2017
- 3Big Run Production CompanyJan 2018 → Oct 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 736991-99 | Recompletion | Now Development Co., Inc. | Mar 27, 2012 | Jun 7, 2012 | Feb 26, 2014 | 5,400 |
| 678009-98 | Recompletion | Now Development Co., Inc. | Feb 18, 2009 | Feb 9, 2009 | — | 5,400 |
| 678009-99 | Recompletion | Now Development Co., Inc. | Jan 29, 2009 | Feb 9, 2009 | — | 5,400 |
| 434893-99 | Drill | Wisenbaker Prod. Co. | Apr 14, 1995 | May 3, 1995 | Jun 15, 1995 | 5,450 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-5-155874 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-5-273060 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 504 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Nacatoch | 1,290 | -786 |
| T/Austin Chalk | 4,235 | -3,731 |
| B/Austin Chalk | 4,522 | -4,018 |
| Sub-Clarksville | 4,528 | -4,024 |
| Subclarksville | 4,528 | -4,024 |
| Woodbine | 4,920 | -4,416 |
| Cotton Valley | — | — |
| Georgetown | — | — |
| PettitPETTET | — | — |
| Rodessa | — | — |
| Smackover | — | — |
| Travis Peak | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,564 | 4,573 | Perforated |
| 5,922 | 4,932 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 509 | 11 | 164 S |
| 4.5 | 5,400 | 7.875 | 260 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 | Aug 19, 2014 | May 1, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 13, 1995 | Jul 24, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 9, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-161-31311 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-161-31311 → 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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