TEXAS · WELLS · KING COUNTY · API 42-269-32381 · DISTRICT 7B
Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit #5
King County · Balt (Tannehill) field · Producing · Vertical
Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit #5 (API 42-269-32381) is a well in King County operated by Medders Oil Company Inc., completed June 5, 2000 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 16, 2000, permitted to 3,950 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B/Coleman Junction, B/Stockwether, Tannehill, Saddle Creek.
Its 2 leases have reported 1.98M barrels of oil and 20.2K mcf of gas since August 1999, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 36 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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.May 16, 2000 |
- 3,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 16, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jun 5, 2000
- completed
- 1.98M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 1999 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 5, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- 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 36 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 – Jul 2026 |
| Forks BBB O-11-68118 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 6 | 440K | 6.84K | Aug 1999 – Oct 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 Company, Inc.Aug 1999 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494898-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | May 10, 2000 | May 16, 2000 | May 23, 2000 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 5, 2000 | Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit O-11-69680 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Producing | 3,950 |
| Jun 5, 2000 | Forks BBB O-11-68118 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,915 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Coleman Junction | 3,042 | -1,127 |
| B/Stockwether | 3,686 | -1,771 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL SD | 3,718 | -1,803 |
| Saddle Creek | 3,888 | -1,973 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,718 | 3,728 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 820 | 12.25 | 550 S |
| 4.5 | 3,948 | 7.875 | 300 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 | Jun 30, 2011 | Jun 23, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 19, 2000 | Jun 23, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 1, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-269-32381 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-269-32381 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000104792 | H-1 Injection | Not activated | 1,600 | 1,859 | 3,718–3,860 |
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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