TEXAS · WELLS · KING COUNTY · API 42-269-32412 · DISTRICT 7B
Forks South Balt Unit #5B
King County · Balt (Tannehill) field · Water Supply · Vertical
Forks South Balt Unit #5B (API 42-269-32412) is a well in King County operated by Medders Oil Company Inc., completed January 16, 2025 and listed as water supply on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 9, 2001, permitted to 4,020 ft.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including B/Coleman Junction, Coleman Junction, B/Stockwether, Stockewether.
Its 2 leases have reported 548K barrels of oil and 10.2K mcf of gas since March 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 57 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.Feb 9, 2001 |
- 4,020
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 9, 2001
- last permit issued
- Jan 16, 2025
- completed
- 548K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.2K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 16, 2025
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- 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 57 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks CCC 12-10-99 O-11-68303 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 4 | 129K | 6.29K | Mar 2001 – Jul 2026 |
| Forks South Balt Unit O-11-70869 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 53 | 419K | 3.87K | Apr 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 85,068 · prior 12 59,177(+44%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 240 · prior 12 240(+0%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Medders Oil Company, Inc.Mar 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 504929-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | Feb 5, 2001 | Feb 9, 2001 | Mar 5, 2001 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 2025 | Forks South Balt Unit O-11-70869 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Water Supply · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 4,020 |
| Mar 24, 2001 | Forks CCC 12-10-99 O-11-68303 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,984 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Coleman Junction | 3,136 | -1,152 |
| Coleman Junction | 3,136 | -1,152 |
| B/Stockwether | 3,752 | -1,768 |
| Stockewether | 3,752 | -1,768 |
| Stockwether Limestone | 3,752 | -1,768 |
| Tannehill | 3,785 | -1,801 |
| TannehillTANNEHILL SAND | 3,785 | -1,801 |
| T/Tannehill SS | 3,785 | -1,801 |
| T/Saddle Creek | 3,924 | -1,940 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,784 | 3,794 | Perforated |
| 3,784 | 3,803 | Perforated |
| 3,900 | 3,923 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 254 | 17.5 | 450 S |
| 8.625 | 803 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 4.5 | 4,019 | 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 | Apr 10, 2025 | Feb 4, 2025 | — |
| 00 | Jun 8, 2021 | Jun 2, 2021 | — |
| 00 | Apr 17, 2019 | Mar 29, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 24, 2001 | Mar 29, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-269-32412 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-269-32412 → 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
- 14.7K
- bbl, all reported
- Apr 2025
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000120350 | H-1 Injection | Canceled Jun 23, 2025 | 2,800 | 1,800 | 3,784–3,803 |
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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