TEXAS · WELLS · KING COUNTY · API 42-269-32417 · DISTRICT 7B
Forks South Balt Unit #2
King County · Balt (Tannehill) field · Vertical
Forks South Balt Unit #2 (API 42-269-32417) is a plugged well in King County, plugged August 12, 2019, last operated by Medders Oil Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 20, 2001, permitted to 4,200 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B/Coleman Junction, B/Stockweather, T/Tannehill Ss, T/Saddle Creek.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.61M barrels of oil and 12.4K mcf of gas since April 2001, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 84 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.Mar 20, 2001 |
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 20, 2001
- last permit issued
- Apr 26, 2001
- completed
- 2.61M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2001 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 26, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 12, 2019
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 84 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Forks South Balt Unit O-11-70869 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 53 | 419K | 3.87K | Apr 2019 – Jul 2026 |
| Forks GGG O-11-68304 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 31 | 2.19M | 8.52K | Apr 2001 – Aug 2021 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 79,015 · prior 12 54,425(+45%)
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.Apr 2001 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 506563-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | Mar 16, 2001 | Mar 20, 2001 | Apr 10, 2001 | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 26, 2001 | Forks South Balt Unit O-11-70869 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Apr 26, 2001 | Forks GGG O-11-68304 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,999 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Coleman Junction | 3,104 | -1,105 |
| B/Stockweather | 3,774 | -1,775 |
| T/Tannehill SS | 3,794 | -1,795 |
| T/Saddle Creek | 3,950 | -1,951 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,796 | 3,806 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 255 | 17.5 | 356 S |
| 8.625 | 807 | 12.25 | 520 S |
| 4.5 | 3,978 | 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 17, 2019 | May 3, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 26, 2001 | May 3, 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 42-269-32417 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-269-32417 → 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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