WELL · 42-251-30171 · DISTRICT 9
Ball G. S. #1 H
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Horizontal
Ball G. S. #1 H (API 42-251-30171) is a plugged horizontal well in Johnson County, plugged March 9, 2011, last operated by J-W Operating CO..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 8, 2004, permitted to 9,000 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Base Cretaceous (marker), Pennsylvanian, Caddo, Smithwick.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Addison, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 30, 2019
- Permits on file
- 350
- Phone
- (972) 233-8191
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | J-W Operating Co. |
| Production reports | J-W Operating Co.through Feb 2011 |
| Latest permit | J-W Operating Co.Mar 8, 2004 |
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 8, 2004
- last permit issued
- Dec 22, 2004
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 217K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2004 THROUGH Mar 2011
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 22, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 9, 2011
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball, G. S. G-13-208434 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | J-W Operating Co. | 1 | 0 | 217K | Dec 2004 – Mar 2011 |
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.
- 1J-W Operating Co.Dec 2004 → Feb 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 542928-99 | Drill | J-W Operating Co. | Mar 8, 2004 | Mar 8, 2004 | Apr 16, 2004 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-208434 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 623 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Cretaceous (marker)BASE OF CRETACEOUS | 2,400 | -1,777 |
| PennsylvanianUPPER PENN CONGLOMERATE | 5,300 | -4,677 |
| CaddoCADDO EQUIVALENT | 6,020 | -5,397 |
| Smithwick | 8,060 | -7,437 |
| BarnettTOP OF BARNETT SHALE | 8,200 | -7,577 |
| BarnettTOP OF LOWER BARNETT | 8,500 | -7,877 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,650 | 10,050 | Perforated |
| 10,350 | 10,750 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 1,823 | 14.75 | 790 S |
| 7.625 | 8,465 | 9.875 | 345 S |
| 5.5 | 10,770 | 6.75 | 275 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 | Dec 2, 2005 | Apr 7, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-251-30171 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30171 → 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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