WELL · 42-251-30250 · DISTRICT 9
Ball Heirs Joint Venture #1
Johnson County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Ball Heirs Joint Venture #1 (API 42-251-30250) is a plugged well in Johnson County, plugged August 4, 2015, last operated by Trinity River Energy Oper LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 17, 2004, permitted to 8,000 ft.
It was permitted by North Texas Llano Operating Corp and has since transferred to Trinity River Energy Oper LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Strawn, Atoka, Barnett, Ellenburger.
Operator of record
Permitted by North Texas Llano Operating Corp; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 20, 2019
- Permits on file
- 6
- Phone
- (281) 389-0395
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Trinity River Energy Oper LLC |
| Production reports | Williams Prod. Gulf Coast, L.P.through Feb 2011 |
| Latest permit | North Texas Llano Operating CorpSep 17, 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
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 17, 2004
- last permit issued
- Jan 29, 2005
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 194K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2005 THROUGH Aug 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 29, 2005
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 4, 2015
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 Joint Venture G-13-210953 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Trinity River Energy Oper, LLC | 1 | 0 | 194K | Feb 2005 – Aug 2015 |
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 → Feb 2011
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 551148-99 | Drill | North Texas Llano Operating Corp | Sep 17, 2004 | Sep 17, 2004 | Oct 1, 2004 | 8,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-13-210953 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 858 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,570 | -712 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGLOMERATE | 4,590 | -3,732 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 7,016 | -6,158 |
| Ellenburger | 7,448 | -6,590 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,020 | 7,030 | Perforated |
| 7,080 | 7,090 | Perforated |
| 7,150 | 7,170 | Perforated |
| 7,240 | 7,255 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,401 | 12.25 | 460 S |
| 5.5 | 7,523 | 7.875 | 310 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 1, 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 42-251-30250 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-251-30250 → 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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