TEXAS · WELLS · HARRIS COUNTY · WHELESS LEASE · API 42-201-32785 · DISTRICT 03
Wheless #1
Harris County · Alco-Mag (Cook Mt. 2 8900) field · Directional
Wheless #1 (API 42-201-32785) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged October 9, 2015, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 12, 2007, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
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 | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Dec 2014 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.May 12, 2007 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 12, 2007
- last permit issued
- Apr 10, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.16M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2008 THROUGH Oct 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 10, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wheless G-3-238402 | Alco-Mag (Cook Mt. 2 8900) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.16M | Apr 2008 – Oct 2015 |
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.Apr 2008 → Dec 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 638378-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | May 3, 2007 | May 12, 2007 | May 17, 2007 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 10, 2008 | Wheless G-3-238402 | Alco-Mag (Cook Mt. 2 8900) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 53 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,060 | 9,150 | Perforated |
| 9,498 | 9,594 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,969 | 14.75 | 1,955 S |
| 5.5 | 9,900 | 9.875 | 625 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 | Sep 29, 2008 | Jun 30, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 6, 2008 | — | — |
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 42-201-32785 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-32785 → 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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