WELL · 42-245-32878 · DISTRICT 3
S. Sour Lake #1
Jefferson County · Wildcat field · Directional
S. Sour Lake #1 (API 42-245-32878) is a plugged well in Jefferson County, plugged August 30, 2023, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 22, 2019, permitted to 11,400 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Frio, 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 | none |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.May 22, 2019 |
- 11,400
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 22, 2019
- last permit issued
- Sep 15, 2019
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2019 THROUGH Aug 2023
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 15, 2019
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 30, 2023
Surface location
30.095110, -94.395464
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S. Sour Lake G-3-291339 | Wildcat | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Sep 2019 – Aug 2023 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 851953-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Apr 9, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | Jul 4, 2019 | 11,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-291339 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 35 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | 2,600 | -2,565 |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 5,150 | -5,115 |
| Big Hill Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Fannett Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
| Heterostegina - Disposal | — | — |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | — |
| Marinulina - Disposal | — | — |
| Pleistocene-Lissie - Disposal | — | — |
| Spindletop Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,304 | 10,318 | Perforated |
| 10,330 | 10,344 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,015 | 17.5 | 2,312 S |
| 9.625 | 8,976 | 12.25 | 496 S |
| 4.5 | 10,600 | 6.75 | 260 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 21, 2021 | Aug 27, 2021 | 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 42-245-32878 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32878 → 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
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Big Prairie42-245-32877
0.0 KM · Ballard Exploration Company,inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 5,400 | -5,365 |
| Yegua | 8,845 | -8,810 |
| Pleistocene-Lissie - Disposal | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Marinulina - Disposal | — | |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | |
| Fannett Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Caprock | — |
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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