WELL · 42-245-32877 · DISTRICT 3
Big Prairie #1
Jefferson County · Big Prairie (EY-3) field · Vertical
Big Prairie #1 (API 42-245-32877) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged July 10, 2024, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 1, 2019, permitted to 10,400 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Frio, Yegua, Big Hill Salt Dome - Disposal, Caprock.
Operator of record
Ballard Exploration Company Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 464 permits on file · (800) 992-8924
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Dec 2020 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Mar 1, 2019 |
- 10,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 1, 2019
- last permit issued
- Jun 3, 2020
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 25.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2020 THROUGH Oct 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 3, 2020
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 10, 2024
Surface location
30.095041, -94.395468
OpenStreetMap → · Google Maps →
Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Jefferson County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Prairie G-3-289926 | Big Prairie (EY-3) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 25.7K | Jun 2020 – Oct 2025 |
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 2020 → Dec 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 850459-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Feb 26, 2019 | Mar 1, 2019 | Mar 25, 2019 | 10,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-289926 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 35 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 5,400 | -5,365 |
| YeguaTOP YEGUA | 8,845 | -8,810 |
| Big Hill Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Fannett Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | — |
| Marinulina - Disposal | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Pleistocene-Lissie - Disposal | — | — |
| Spindletop Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,275 | 9,290 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,486 | 14.75 | 2,178 S |
| 7.625 | 8,712 | 9.875 | 260 S |
| 3.5 | 9,623 | 4.75 | 133 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 | Sep 29, 2020 | Sep 2, 2020 | Yes |
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 42-245-32877 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32877 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
S. Sour Lake42-245-32878
0.0 KM · Ballard Exploration Company,inc. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,600 | -2,565 |
| Frio | 5,150 | -5,115 |
| Marinulina - Disposal | — | |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | |
| Heterostegina - Disposal | — | |
| Fannett Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Caprock | — | |
| Spindletop Salt Dome - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Pine Island42-245-32875
2.8 KM · Ballard Exploration Company,inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 5,300 | -5,264 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Big Hill Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Caprock | — | |
| Fannett Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Heterostegina - Disposal | — | |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | |
| Marinulina - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Brown42-199-33645
5.9 KM · Radco Operations, L.P. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 460 | -410 |
| Fleming-Catahoula - Disposal | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Caprock | — |
Jackson Heirs42-199-33606
6.3 KM · Radco Operations, L.P. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,600 | |
| Frio | 2,200 | |
| Fleming-Catahoula - Disposal | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Caprock | — |
Balluff42-199-33619
6.5 KM · Radco Operations, L.P. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 1,420 | -1,370 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,600 | -1,550 |
| Caprock | 2,800 | -2,750 |
| Fleming-Catahoula - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Yegua | — |
H. M. Terry42-199-33644
6.9 KM · Rheaco Oil Company, Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,100 | -1,055 |
| Caprock | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Fleming-Catahoula - Disposal | — |
H. M. Terry42-199-33639
6.9 KM · Rheaco Oil Company, Ltd. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,440 | -1,396 |
| Fleming-Catahoula - Disposal | — | |
| Caprock | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Yegua | — |
Kirby42-199-33622
7.1 KM · S & S Operating Company, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 380 | -340 |
| Fleming-Catahoula - Disposal | — | |
| Caprock | — | |
| Yegua | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Jackson | — |
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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