TEXAS · WELLS · KING COUNTY · API 42-269-32440 · DISTRICT 7B
Forks South Balt Unit #4
King County · Balt (Tannehill) field · Producing · Vertical
Forks South Balt Unit #4 (API 42-269-32440) is a well in King County operated by Medders Oil Company Inc., completed October 25, 2001 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 11, 2001, permitted to 4,020 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B/Coleman Junction, B/Stockwether, 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 volume in April 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.Sep 11, 2001 |
- 4,020
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 11, 2001
- last permit issued
- Oct 25, 2001
- completed
- 2.61M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 12.4K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2001 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 25, 2001
- 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 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 – Apr 2026 |
| Forks GGG O-11-68304 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 31 | 2.19M | 8.52K | Apr 2001 – Mar 2019 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 513519-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | Sep 11, 2001 | Sep 11, 2001 | Oct 8, 2001 | 5,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 25, 2001 | Forks South Balt Unit O-11-70869 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Producing | 4,020 |
| Oct 25, 2001 | Forks GGG O-11-68304 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,990 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Coleman Junction | 3,141 | -1,151 |
| B/Stockwether | 3,769 | -1,779 |
| T/Tannehill SS | 3,792 | -1,802 |
| T/Saddle Creek | 3,930 | -1,940 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,792 | 3,810 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 228 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 8.625 | 806 | 12.25 | 270 S |
| 4.5 | 4,000 | 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. 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 | Apr 17, 2019 | Nov 13, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 28, 2001 | Nov 13, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 5, 2001 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-269-32440 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-269-32440 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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