TEXAS · WELLS · JEFFERSON COUNTY · API 42-245-32128 · DISTRICT 03
Bower Jones #1
Jefferson County · China (Yegua Cons.) field · Directional
Bower Jones #1 (API 42-245-32128) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged January 10, 2023, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2003, permitted to 15,200 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including 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 Nov 2019 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jul 23, 2003 |
- 15,200
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jul 23, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jun 12, 2003
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.3M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 1996 THROUGH Jan 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 12, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 10, 2023
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 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bower, Jones G-3-197048 | China (Yegua EY-3) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.93M | Jun 2003 – Jan 2024 |
| Bower, Jones G-3-160833 | China (Yegua EY) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 5.37M | Jun 1996 – Jun 2003 |
| — G-3-247019 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.Jun 1996 → Nov 2019
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 534505-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jul 23, 2003 | Jul 23, 2003 | Jun 1, 2003 | 13,290 |
| 446449-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | May 22, 1996 | Mar 29, 1996 | Mar 31, 1996 | 14,161 |
| 446449-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Mar 29, 1996 | Mar 29, 1996 | — | 15,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 12, 2003 | Bower Jones G-3-197048 | China (Yegua Cons.) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jun 9, 1996 | Bower Jones G-3-160833 | China (Yegua EY) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| — | Jones Bower G-3-247019 | China (Yegua Cons.) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 31 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,993 | 13,127 | Perforated |
| 13,150 | 13,161 | Perforated |
| 13,534 | 13,560 | Perforated |
| 13,571 | 13,575 | Perforated |
| 13,587 | 13,591 | Perforated |
| 13,637 | 13,642 | Perforated |
| 13,649 | 13,668 | Perforated |
| 13,790 | 13,822 | Perforated |
| 13,836 | 13,840 | Perforated |
| 13,855 | 13,859 | Perforated |
| 13,916 | 13,922 | Perforated |
| 13,931 | 13,954 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 4,010 | 17.5 | 2,880 S |
| 5.5 | 9,965 | — | — |
| 9.625 | 10,353 | 12.25 | 830 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 | May 13, 2009 | — | — |
| 00 | Oct 28, 2003 | Aug 15, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 13, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 27, 1996 | Jun 27, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 23, 1996 | — | — |
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 42-245-32128 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32128 → 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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