WELL · 42-251-30241 · DISTRICT 9
Ball Heirs #1
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Ball Heirs #1 (API 42-251-30241) is a plugged well in Johnson County, plugged February 14, 2013, last operated by Premier Natural Resources II LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 30, 2004, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by North Texas Llano Operating Corp and has since transferred to Premier Natural Resources II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Barnett, Ellenburger.
Operator of record
Premier Natural Resources II LLC
Permitted by North Texas Llano Operating Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Tulsa, OK
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Dec 22, 2014
- Permits on file
- 9
- Phone
- (918) 392-3232
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Premier Natural Resources II LLC |
| Production reports | Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.through Apr 2011 |
| Latest permit | North Texas Llano Operating CorpAug 30, 2004 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 69.9K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 2005 THROUGH Feb 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 14, 2013
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 Heirs G-13-210952 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Premier Natural Resources Ii,llc | 1 | 0 | 69.9K | Jan 2005 – Feb 2013 |
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.
- 1Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.May 2005 → Apr 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 550247-98 | Drill | North Texas Llano Operating Corp | Oct 7, 2005 | Aug 30, 2004 | Aug 30, 2004 | 8,000 |
| 550247-99 | Drill | North Texas Llano Operating Corp | Aug 30, 2004 | Aug 30, 2004 | — | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-210952 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 841 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,580 | -739 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGLOMERATE | 5,190 | -4,349 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,150 | -6,309 |
| Ellenburger | 7,623 | -6,782 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,140 | 7,150 | Perforated |
| 7,208 | 7,224 | Perforated |
| 7,280 | 7,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,466 | 12.25 | 675 S |
| 5.5 | 7,693 | 7.875 | 325 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 | Jan 20, 2006 | Mar 7, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 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 42-251-30241 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30241 → 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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