WELL · 42-245-32543 · DISTRICT 3
State Tract 29 #2
Jefferson County · Pleasure Island (Hackberry) field · Directional
State Tract 29 #2 (API 42-245-32543) is a well in Jefferson County operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc., completed June 15, 2008.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2008 and 2010, permitted to 14,000 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Top Hackberry, Lower Hackberry, H-1 Sand.
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 Apr 2018 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Sep 24, 2010 |
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 24, 2010
- last permit issued
- Jun 15, 2008
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.43M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2008 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 15, 2008
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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-3-259671 | Pleasure Island (Hackberry 2) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 4.14M | Jul 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| State Tract 29 G-3-246229 | Pleasure Island (Hackberry) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.3M | Jun 2008 – Jul 2010 |
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 2008 → Apr 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 699142-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jul 16, 2010 | Sep 24, 2010 | Jul 1, 2010 | 12,820 |
| 655124-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Apr 9, 2008 | Feb 14, 2008 | Feb 17, 2008 | 14,000 |
| 655124-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Feb 12, 2008 | Feb 14, 2008 | Feb 17, 2008 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-246229 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-259671 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Top Hackberry | 12,215 | -12,214 |
| Lower Hackberry | 12,570 | -12,569 |
| H-1 Sand | 12,650 | -12,649 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,649 | 12,713 | Perforated |
| 13,370 | 13,381 | Perforated |
| 13,458 | 13,528 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,252 | 17.5 | 2,641 S |
| 9.625 | 11,404 | 12.25 | 627 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 | Jul 20, 2011 | Oct 7, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 27, 2011 | — | — |
| 00 | May 1, 2009 | Dec 15, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 7, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-245-32543 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32543 → 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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