WELL · 42-245-32438 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 29 #1
Jefferson County · Pleasure Island (Hackberry 2) field · Producing · Vertical
State Tract 29 #1 (API 42-245-32438) is a well in Jefferson County operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc., completed June 29, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2006 and 2012, permitted to 13,160 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Marg Hanel, Marg Howei, Hackberry.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jul 12, 2012 |
- 13,160
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jul 12, 2012
- last permit issued
- Jun 29, 2012
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.2M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 29, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| State Tract 29 G-3-223735 | Pleasure Island (Hackberry) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 8M | Apr 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| State Tract 29 G-3-269162 | Pleasure Island (Hackberry 2) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.24M | Jun 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 229,868 · prior 12 255,525(-10%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.May 2006 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 743997-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jul 3, 2012 | Jul 12, 2012 | Jun 26, 2012 | 13,700 |
| 615645-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Mar 10, 2006 | Mar 10, 2006 | Mar 22, 2006 | 13,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 29, 2012 | State Tract 29 G-3-269162 | Pleasure Island (Hackberry 2) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Producing | 13,160 |
| Apr 30, 2006 | State Tract 29 G-3-223735 | Pleasure Island (Hackberry) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Partial Plug · shut in May 1, 2012 | 13,160 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)BASE MIOCENE | 8,100 | -8,099 |
| Marg Hanel | 9,620 | -9,619 |
| Marg Howei | 9,620 | -9,619 |
| Hackberry | 12,210 | -12,209 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,572 | 12,594 | Perforated |
| 12,654 | 12,674 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,168 | 17.5 | — |
| 9.625 | 11,050 | 12.25 | — |
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 | Aug 8, 2013 | Sep 17, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2007 | Oct 26, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 10, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-245-32438 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32438 → 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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