TEXAS · WELLS · JEFFERSON COUNTY · WALTER CO. "B" LEASE · API 42-245-32302 · DISTRICT 03
Walter Co. B #1
Jefferson County · China (Vicksburg) field · Vertical
Walter CO. B #1 (API 42-245-32302) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged June 12, 2012, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 15, 2001, permitted to 10,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Top Nodosaria, Vicksburg.
Its lease has reported 53.2K barrels of oil and 710K mcf of gas since October 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 Sep 2003 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Aug 15, 2001 |
- 10,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 15, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 12, 2001
- completed
- 53.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 710K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2001 THROUGH Sep 2003
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 12, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 12, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walter Co. "B" G-3-186632 | China (Vicksburg) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 53.2K | 710K | Oct 2001 – Sep 2003 |
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.Oct 2001 → Sep 2003
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 512665-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Aug 16, 2001 | Aug 15, 2001 | Aug 20, 2001 | 10,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 12, 2001 | Walter Co. B G-3-186632 | China (Vicksburg) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 19 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,960 | 8,967 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,772 | 14.75 | 1,600 S |
| 7.625 | 8,541 | 9.875 | 525 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 | Feb 20, 2002 | Dec 20, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 1, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-245-32302 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32302 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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