WELL · 42-247-32448 · DISTRICT 4
Baluarte #1H
Jim Hogg County · Mestena Grande (Queen City Cons) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Baluarte #1H (API 42-247-32448) is a horizontal well in Jim Hogg County operated by Atlas Operating LLC, completed September 19, 2013 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued March 28, 2013, permitted to 10,055 ft.
It was permitted by Alta Mesa Services, LP and has since transferred to Atlas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Queen City, Hockley, Pettus, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Alta Mesa Services, LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 78 permits on file · (281) 893-9400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Atlas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Jun 2023 |
| Latest permit | Alta Mesa Services, LPMar 28, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,055
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 2013
- last permit issued
- Sep 19, 2013
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 70.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 19, 2013
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: H
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baluarte G-4-271333 | Mestena Grande (Queen City Cons) | Atlas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 70.8K | Aug 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Alta Mesa Services, LPAug 2013 → Dec 2015
- 2Gaither Petroleum CorporationJan 2016 → Dec 2017
- 3Atlas Operating LLCJan 2018 → Jun 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 759478-97 | Drill | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Jun 14, 2013 | Mar 28, 2013 | Apr 22, 2013 | 10,055 |
| 759478-98 | Drill | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Apr 17, 2013 | Mar 28, 2013 | — | 10,050 |
| 759478-99 | Drill | Alta Mesa Services, LP | Mar 26, 2013 | Mar 28, 2013 | — | 10,050 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-271333 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 459 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY "A" | 10,030 | -9,571 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY "B" | 10,072 | -9,613 |
| Hockley | — | — |
| Pettus | — | — |
| Yegua | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,609 | 10,612 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 3,005 | 13.5 | 1,150 S |
| 7.625 | 6,970 | 9.875 | 1,232 S |
| 4.5 | 14,784 | 6.5 | 896 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, 2014 | Oct 24, 2013 | 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 42-247-32448 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-247-32448 → 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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