TEXAS · WELLS · KING COUNTY · API 42-269-32559 · DISTRICT 7B
Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit #8 A
King County · Balt (Tannehill) field · Producing · Vertical
Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit #8 A (API 42-269-32559) is a well in King County operated by Medders Oil Company Inc., completed August 26, 2005 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 13, 2004, permitted to 3,850 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including B/Coleman Junction, B/Stockwether, Tannehill.
Its 2 leases have reported 2.11M barrels of oil and 20.3K mcf of gas since February 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 42 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
- 3,850
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 13, 2004
- last permit issued
- Aug 26, 2005
- completed
- 2.11M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 26, 2005
- 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 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 – Jul 2026 |
| Forks "1" O-11-67528 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | 12 | 575K | 6.87K | Feb 1996 – 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 CompanyFeb 1996 → Feb 1996
- 2Medders Oil Company, Inc.Mar 1996 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 554712-99 | Drill | Medders Oil Company, Inc. | Dec 10, 2004 | Dec 13, 2004 | Aug 10, 2005 | 3,930 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 26, 2005 | Pitchfork Balt Waterflood Unit O-11-69680 | Balt (Tannehill) | Medders Oil Company Inc. | Producing | 3,850 |
| Aug 26, 2005 | 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 1,957 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,740 | 3,752 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 812 | 12.25 | 360 S |
| 4.5 | 3,850 | 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 | Sep 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 24, 2006 | Sep 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 18, 2005 | — | — |
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 42-269-32559 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-269-32559 → 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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