WELL · 42-245-32919 · DISTRICT 3
Deep Sky #1
Jefferson County · China (Yegua Cons.) field · Producing · Directional
Deep Sky #1 (API 42-245-32919) is a well in Jefferson County operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc., completed October 21, 2025 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued April 29, 2025, permitted to 15,200 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Miocene (undifferentiated), Heterostegina - Disposal, Frio, Big Hill Salt Dome - Disposal.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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.Apr 29, 2025 |
- 15,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Apr 29, 2025
- last permit issued
- Oct 21, 2025
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2025 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 21, 2025
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
30.057935, -94.333283
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deep Sky G-3-300892 | China (Yegua Cons.) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Oct 2025 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 905403-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | May 29, 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 | Jun 2, 2025 | 15,200 |
| 905403-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jan 21, 2025 | Apr 29, 2025 | — | 15,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-300892 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 25 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | 2,350 | -2,325 |
| Heterostegina - Disposal | 5,621 | -5,596 |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 6,176 | -6,151 |
| Big Hill Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Fannett Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | — |
| Marinulina - Disposal | — | — |
| Pleistocene-Lissie - Disposal | — | — |
| Spindletop Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,842 | 13,862 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 4,000 | 17.5 | 2,693 S |
| 9.625 | 10,481 | 12.25 | 2,812 S |
| 4.5 | 15,459 | 6.75 | 270 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 | Feb 12, 2026 | Nov 24, 2025 | 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 42-245-32919 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-245-32919 → 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.
Paggi GU 142-245-32341
5.0 KM · Samson Lone Star LP · Section with this well →
| Cockfield | 10,850 | -10,817 |
| Yegua | 12,960 | -12,927 |
| Venus | 13,830 | -13,797 |
| Westbury | 14,080 | -14,047 |
| Harder | 15,520 | -15,487 |
Paggi-Broussard42-245-32359
5.1 KM · Samson Lone Star LP · Section with this well →
| Anahuac | 5,407 | -5,370 |
| Frio | 5,771 | -5,734 |
| Frio | 7,480 | -7,443 |
| Yegua | 10,952 | -10,915 |
| Cockfield | 11,044 | -11,007 |
| Constitution, South (Yegua) | 15,232 | -15,195 |
Pine Island42-245-32875
5.5 KM · Ballard Exploration Company,inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 5,300 | -5,264 |
| Caprock | — | |
| Big Hill Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | |
| Marinulina - Disposal | — | |
| Spindletop Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Pleistocene-Lissie - Disposal | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Bead Farm Company42-245-32914
5.6 KM · Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,436 | -3,412 |
| Heterostegina - Disposal | 6,030 | -6,006 |
| Frio | 6,331 | -6,307 |
| Big Hill Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Fannett Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | |
| Marinulina - Disposal | — | |
| Pleistocene-Lissie - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Paggi-Broussard42-245-32432
5.7 KM · Samson Lone Star LP · Section with this well →
| Anahuac | 5,430 | -5,392 |
| Frio | 5,778 | -5,740 |
| Frio | 7,513 | -7,475 |
| Cockfield | 11,108 | -11,070 |
| Yegua | 11,851 | -11,813 |
| Constitution South (Yegua) | 15,209 | -15,171 |
| Constitution, South (Yegua) | 15,252 | -15,214 |
Bead Farm42-245-32912
6.2 KM · Exxonmobil Low C Sol on Stor LLC · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 3,469 | -3,446 |
| Marinulina - Disposal | 6,038 | -6,015 |
| Heterostegina - Disposal | 6,182 | -6,159 |
| Frio | 6,424 | -6,401 |
| Caprock | — | |
| Fannett Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Lafayette - Disposal | — | |
| Spindletop Salt Dome - Disposal | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Westbury Farms42-245-32165
6.4 KM · Venus Exploration, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Anahuac | 5,290 | -5,254 |
| Frio | 5,630 | -5,594 |
| Vicksburg | 8,015 | -7,979 |
| Vicksburg | 8,015 | -7,979 |
| Yegua | 11,581 | -11,545 |
| Yegua | 13,600 | -13,564 |
| Yegua | 13,639 | -13,603 |
| Yegua | 13,639 | -13,603 |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Kolander42-245-32706
6.6 KM · Samson Lone Star, LLC · Section with this well →
| Anahuac | 5,233 | -5,194 |
| Frio | 5,479 | -5,440 |
| Eocene | 8,854 | -8,815 |
| Claiborne | 10,592 | -10,553 |
| Yegua | 11,250 | -11,211 |
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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