WELL · 42-261-31296 · DISTRICT 4
Ball #1
Kenedy County · Ball Ranch (Vicksburg 12500) field · Vertical
Ball #1 (API 42-261-31296) is a well in Kenedy County operated by Abaco Operating LLC, completed September 20, 2002.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2002 and 2005, permitted to 17,000 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
San Antonio, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 91 permits on file · (210) 219-8565
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Abaco Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Abaco Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Abaco Operating, LLCJan 18, 2005 |
- 17,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 18, 2005
- last permit issued
- Sep 20, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.33M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 20, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball G-4-206775 | Ball Ranch (Vicksburg Cons.) | Abaco Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.02M | Mar 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Ball G-4-191892 | Ball Ranch (Vicksburg 12500) | Abaco Operating, LLC | 1 | 0 | 309K | Sep 2002 – Mar 2006 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,945 · prior 12 2,941(+34%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Abaco Operating, LLCOct 2002 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 556346-99 | Recompletion | Abaco Operating, LLC | Jan 18, 2005 | Jan 18, 2005 | Jul 7, 2002 | 12,850 |
| 521470-99 | Drill | Abaco Operating, LLC | Jun 28, 2002 | Jun 28, 2002 | Jul 7, 2002 | 17,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-191892 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-4-206775 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 65 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,790 | 11,926 | Perforated |
| 12,512 | 12,564 | Perforated |
| 12,515 | 12,564 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,621 | 17.5 | 1,655 S |
| 9.625 | 9,600 | 12.25 | 585 S |
| 5 | 11,847 | 6.5 | 390 S |
| 5 | 12,847 | 6.5 | 390 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 | May 26, 2005 | Mar 7, 2005 | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 2005 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 28, 2003 | Dec 10, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 2, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-261-31296 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-261-31296 → 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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