TEXAS · WELLS · JEFFERSON COUNTY · API 42-245-32423 · DISTRICT 03
B.A.M. Land Company #1
Jefferson County · Claude Watts (Yegua 12600) field · Vertical
B.A.M. Land Company #1 (API 42-245-32423) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged June 4, 2020, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2005 and 2007, permitted to 14,500 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 Jun 2010 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Nov 7, 2007 |
- 14,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Nov 7, 2007
- last permit issued
- Sep 12, 2007
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 537K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2006 THROUGH Jun 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 12, 2007
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 4, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.A.M. Land Company G-3-232393 | Claude Watts (Yegua 12600) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 256K | Sep 2007 – Jun 2020 |
| B. A. M. Land Company G-3-221514 | China (Yegua EY-3) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 281K | Jan 2006 – Sep 2007 |
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.Jan 2006 → Jun 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 648786-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Oct 31, 2007 | Nov 7, 2007 | Aug 30, 2007 | 14,500 |
| 609349-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Nov 10, 2006 | Nov 10, 2005 | Nov 14, 2005 | 14,500 |
| 609349-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Nov 10, 2005 | Nov 10, 2005 | Nov 14, 2005 | 14,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 12, 2007 | B.A.M. Land Company G-3-232393 | Claude Watts (Yegua 12600) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jan 4, 2006 | B. A. M. Land Company G-3-221514 | China (Yegua EY-3) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 32 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,681 | 12,696 | Perforated |
| 13,629 | 13,635 | Perforated |
| 13,768 | 13,776 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 4,020 | 17.5 | 2,845 S |
| 9.625 | 10,000 | 12.25 | 900 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 | Apr 16, 2008 | Oct 24, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2008 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2007 | Sep 21, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 15, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-245-32423 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32423 → 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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