TEXAS · WELLS · GALVESTON COUNTY · HALL'S BAYOU RANCH-ORYX LEASE · API 42-167-31184 · DISTRICT 03
Hall S Bayou Ranch-Oryx #1
Galveston County · Alta Loma SW. (Banfield) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Hall S Bayou Ranch-Oryx #1 (API 42-167-31184) is a plugged well in Galveston County, plugged August 23, 1993, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 20, 1990, permitted to 15,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Frio, Nodosaria, Top Banfield, Top Weiting.
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.Sep 20, 1990 |
- 15,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 20, 1990
- last permit issued
- Mar 26, 1991
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1993
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 26, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 23, 1993
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hall's Bayou Ranch-Oryx G-3-138675 | Alta Loma, SW. (Banfield) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1993 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 378187-98 | Drill · sidetrack | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | May 23, 1991 | Sep 20, 1990 | Nov 2, 1990 | 15,000 |
| 378187-99 | Drill · sidetrack | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Sep 20, 1990 | Sep 20, 1990 | — | 15,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 26, 1991 | Hall S Bayou Ranch-Oryx G-3-138675 | Alta Loma SW. (Banfield) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 15 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioTOP FRIO | 9,600 | -9,585 |
| Nodosaria | 11,990 | -11,975 |
| Top Banfield | 12,830 | -12,815 |
| Top Weiting | 13,790 | -13,775 |
| Anomalina | 15,708 | -15,693 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,204 | 11,221 | Perforated |
| 11,339 | 11,349 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,541 | 17.5 | 1,180 S |
| 9.625 | 9,000 | 12.25 | 2,025 S |
| 5 | 11,399 | 9.625 | 65 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 | Jul 19, 1991 | Apr 25, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 16, 1991 | — | — |
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 42-167-31184 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-167-31184 → 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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