WELL · 42-291-32580 · DISTRICT 3
Abshier #1
Liberty County · Directional
Abshier #1 (API 42-291-32580) is a permitted well in Liberty County filed by Ballard Exploration Company,Inc.; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 2004 and 2021, permitted to 13,500 ft.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Vx, Jackson.
Operator of record
Ballard Exploration Company,inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 464 permits on file · (800) 992-8924
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Nov 2023 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Sep 14, 2021 |
- 13,500
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Sep 14, 2021
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9.32M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2005 THROUGH Dec 2024
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
30.043724, -94.650520
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Liberty County.
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abshier G-3-291513 | Tank Farm (L. Yegua Nod Mex) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 622K | Aug 2021 – Dec 2024 |
| Abshier G-3-213831 | Tank Farm (Lwr. Cook Mtn. 3A) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 8.7M | Mar 2005 – Aug 2021 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 0
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Mar 2005 → Nov 2023
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 872600-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Sep 7, 2021 | Sep 14, 2021 | — | 13,224 |
| 616757-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Mar 30, 2006 | Mar 31, 2006 | — | 13,224 |
| 555029-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Dec 17, 2004 | Dec 17, 2004 | Dec 22, 2004 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-213831 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-291513 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 60 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Frio | 4,990 | -4,930 |
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 5,000 | -4,940 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - DISPOSAL | 7,050 | -6,990 |
| VX | 7,110 | -7,050 |
| JacksonJACKSON - DISPOSAL | 7,600 | -7,540 |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 8,800 | -8,740 |
| Yegua | 8,910 | -8,850 |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Hull - Disposal | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | — |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,379 | 10,384 | Perforated |
| 12,788 | 12,952 | Perforated |
| 13,507 | 13,532 | Perforated |
| 13,656 | 13,677 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,640 | 17.5 | 2,602 S |
| 9.625 | 9,811 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 5.5 | — | — | — |
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 | Nov 12, 2021 | Oct 5, 2021 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 20, 2007 | Sep 21, 2006 | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 2006 | Aug 12, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-291-32580 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-32580 → 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.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
RDH Farms42-291-32713
3.4 KM · Ballard Exploration Company,inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 4,980 | -4,920 |
| Vicksburg | 7,000 | -6,940 |
| Jackson | 7,550 | -7,490 |
| Yegua | 8,750 | -8,690 |
| Top Upper Cook Mtn. 1 | 11,050 | -10,990 |
| Top Lower Cook Mtn. 1 | 11,730 | -11,670 |
| Top Lower Cook Mtn. 2 | 12,490 | -12,430 |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | — |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
Baldwin C42-291-32932
6.3 KM · Quail Creek Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,781 | -1,715 |
| Frio | 3,003 | -2,937 |
| Yegua | 3,353 | -3,287 |
| EY-3 - Productive Zone | 4,420 | -4,354 |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Barngrover Heirs42-291-32937
6.3 KM · Quail Creek Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,740 | -1,675 |
| Frio | 2,800 | -2,735 |
| Oligocene - Disposal | 2,822 | -2,757 |
| Vicksburg | 2,975 | -2,910 |
| Yegua | 3,080 | -3,015 |
| Hull - Disposal | — | |
| Caprock | — | |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Barngrover Heirs42-291-32953
6.3 KM · Quail Creek Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,000 | -1,935 |
| Frio | 3,000 | -2,935 |
| Oligocene - Disposal | 3,000 | -2,935 |
| Yegua | 3,040 | -2,975 |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Hull - Disposal | — | |
| Caprock | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Barngrover Heirs42-291-32936
6.4 KM · Quail Creek Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,740 | -1,675 |
| Frio | 2,870 | -2,805 |
| Yegua | 2,975 | -2,910 |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Caprock | — | |
| Hull - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Daniel42-291-32939
7.2 KM · Ballard Exploration Company,inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 4,990 | -4,933 |
| Vicksburg | 7,155 | -7,098 |
| Yegua | 8,890 | -8,833 |
| Cook Mountain | 11,130 | -11,073 |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | — | |
| Jackson | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Governor Bill Daniel, Sect 16142-291-32931
7.4 KM · Vantage Operating, LLC · Section with this well →
| Hull - Disposal | 1,080 | -1,063 |
| Caprock | 1,123 | -1,106 |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | 1,473 | -1,456 |
| Oligocene - Disposal | 2,050 | -2,033 |
| Jackson | 2,580 | -2,563 |
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 2,665 | -2,648 |
| Vicksburg | 3,972 | -3,955 |
| Frio | 4,538 | -4,521 |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
Dolbear Fee42-291-32930
8.2 KM · Quail Creek Oil Corporation · Section with this well →
| Miocene (undifferentiated) | 1,200 | -1,135 |
| Vicksburg | — | |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | — | |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — | |
| Hull - Disposal | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Yegua | — |
9 TOPS · FIRST 8
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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