TEXAS · WELLS · KING COUNTY · API 42-269-32255 · DISTRICT 7B
Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit #4A
King County · Balt (Tannehill) field · Shut In · Vertical
Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit #4A (API 42-269-32255) is a well in King County operated by Medders Oil Company Inc., completed April 30, 2012 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in September 1, 2023.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 4, 1997, permitted to 4,099 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Coleman Junction, B/Stockwether, Saddle Creek, Saddle Crk.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.11M barrels of oil and 20.3K mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 42 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Wichita Falls, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 16, 2025
- Permits on file
- 291
- Phone
- (940) 692-6626
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Medders Oil Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Medders Oil Company, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Medders Oil Company, Inc.Feb 4, 1997 |
- 4,099
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 4, 1997
- last permit issued
- Apr 30, 2012
- completed
- 2.11M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 30, 2012
- Shut in
- Sep 1, 2023
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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 42 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit O-11-69680 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 30 | 1.54M | 13.4K | Jul 2011 – Apr 2026 |
| Forks "1" O-11-67528 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 12 | 575K | 6.87K | Feb 1996 – Jun 2011 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 37,828 · prior 12 49,306(-23%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 120 · prior 12 120(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Medders Oil CompanyFeb 1996 → Feb 1996
- 2Medders Oil Company, Inc.Mar 1996 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 457962-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | Jan 29, 1997 | Feb 4, 1997 | Feb 25, 1997 | 4,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 30, 2012 | Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit O-11-69680 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Shut In · shut in Sep 1, 2023 | 4,099 |
| Jul 10, 1997 | Forks 1 O-11-67528 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,021 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Coleman Junction | 3,050 | -1,029 |
| B/Stockwether | 3,760 | -1,739 |
| Saddle Creek | 3,942 | -1,921 |
| Saddle CRK | 3,942 | -1,921 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,786 | 3,790 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 799 | 12.25 | 1,100 S |
| 4.5 | 4,099 | 7.875 | 230 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 3, 2012 | Jun 7, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 2011 | Aug 13, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 16, 1997 | Aug 13, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 8, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-269-32255 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-269-32255 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 605K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000104797 | H-1 Injection | Active | 1,600 | 1,893 | 3,786–3,860 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
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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