TEXAS · WELLS · JEFFERSON COUNTY · API 42-245-32145 · DISTRICT 03
Walter Co. #1
Jefferson County · China (Yegua EY-2) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Walter CO. #1 (API 42-245-32145) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged April 11, 2001, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 1998, permitted to 15,200 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Vicksburg, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 20.4K barrels of oil and 633K mcf of gas since April 1997, with no volume in the three years through April 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 1999 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jul 15, 1998 |
- 15,200
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 1998
- last permit issued
- Aug 25, 1997
- completed
- 20.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 633K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1997 THROUGH Nov 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 25, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 11, 2001
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Co. G-3-165200 | China (Yegua EY-2) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 12.9K | 534K | Aug 1997 – Nov 1999 |
| Walter Co. G-3-163935 | China (Yegua EY) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 7.56K | 98.8K | Apr 1997 – Jul 1997 |
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 1997 → Nov 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 477967-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jul 15, 1998 | Jul 15, 1998 | — | 13,640 |
| 466953-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Aug 29, 1997 | Aug 29, 1997 | Aug 17, 1997 | 13,640 |
| 457806-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jun 23, 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | Feb 3, 1997 | 13,770 |
| 457806-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jan 24, 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | — | 15,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 25, 1997 | Walter Co. G-3-165200 | China (Yegua EY-2) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Apr 15, 1997 | Walter Co. G-3-163935 | China (Yegua EY) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 29 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,770 | 12,782 | Perforated |
| 12,894 | 12,906 | Perforated |
| 13,481 | 13,506 | Perforated |
| 13,644 | 13,670 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 4,987 | 17.5 | 3,650 S |
| 5.5 | 10,661 | 8.5 | 1,100 S |
| 9.625 | 10,865 | 12.25 | 785 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 20, 1997 | Sep 16, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 14, 1997 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 18, 1997 | Jun 6, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 15, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-245-32145 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32145 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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