TEXAS · WELLS · LIBERTY COUNTY · KERR-MCGEE LEASE · API 42-291-32653 · DISTRICT 03
Kerr-McGee #2
Liberty County · Buye (Lower Cook Mtn. 3) field · Producing · Vertical
Kerr-Mcgee #2 (API 42-291-32653) is a well in Liberty County operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc., completed July 10, 2006 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 2006, permitted to 14,975 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Ballard Exploration Company Inc.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 464
- Phone
- (713) 651-0181
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Apr 12, 2006 |
- 14,975
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2006
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 2006
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 10.5M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 2006
- 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 lease this well is completed on; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kerr-McGee G-3-222830 | Buye (Lower Cook Mtn. 3) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 10.5M | Jul 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 53,466 · prior 12 73,374(-27%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jul 2006 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 617490-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Apr 12, 2006 | Apr 12, 2006 | Apr 14, 2006 | 15,400 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 10, 2006 | Kerr-McGee G-3-222830 | Buye (Lower Cook Mtn. 3) | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. | Producing | 14,975 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 46 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,886 | 13,898 | Perforated |
| 13,906 | 13,922 | Perforated |
| 13,928 | 13,960 | Perforated |
| 14,008 | 14,027 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,590 | 17.5 | 2,434 S |
| 9.625 | 11,430 | 12.25 | 1,000 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 | Mar 28, 2007 | Oct 19, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 6, 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 42-291-32653 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-32653 → 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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