WELL · 42-201-32971 · DISTRICT 3
Fedex #1
Harris County · Clinton NW (Miocene 3850) field · Directional
Fedex #1 (API 42-201-32971) is a plugged well in Harris County, plugged July 31, 2025, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued August 2, 2016, permitted to 5,500 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, Caprock, Cole - Disposal.
Its lease has reported 31.2K barrels of oil and 287K mcf of gas since February 2017, last reporting in October 2025.
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 2025 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Aug 2, 2016 |
- 5,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 2, 2016
- last permit issued
- Oct 11, 2017
- completed
- 31.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 287K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2017 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 11, 2017
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 31, 2025
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedex O-3-27261 | Clinton, NW (Miocene 3850) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 31.2K | 287K | Feb 2017 – Oct 2025 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 109 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Feb 2017 → Jun 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 816389-97 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Dec 20, 2016 | Aug 2, 2016 | Nov 7, 2016 | 5,500 |
| 816389-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Nov 22, 2016 | Aug 2, 2016 | Nov 7, 2016 | 5,500 |
| 816389-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jun 16, 2016 | Aug 2, 2016 | Nov 7, 2016 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-27261 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 41 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | 2,710 | -2,669 |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 4,600 | -4,559 |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Cole - Disposal | — | — |
| Cook MountainCOOK MOUNTAIN - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Fairbanks - Disposal | — | — |
| Fleming - Disposal | — | — |
| JacksonJACKSON - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,912 | 3,917 | Perforated |
| 3,930 | 3,934 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,365 | 12.25 | 786 S |
| 4.5 | 4,448 | 8.75 | 584 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 | Oct 11, 2018 | Jun 6, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Dec 13, 2017 | Jun 7, 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 42-201-32971 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-201-32971 → 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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