WELL · 42-291-32898 · DISTRICT 3
Ladd #1
Liberty County · Devers NW. (Lower Cook Mtn. 1) field · Producing · Vertical
Ladd #1 (API 42-291-32898) is a well in Liberty County operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc., completed August 20, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 5, 2013, permitted to 15,800 ft.
Completion filings report 13 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Jackson, Yegua.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
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 | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Dec 5, 2013 |
- 15,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 5, 2013
- last permit issued
- Aug 20, 2015
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 831K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 20, 2015
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ladd G-3-276611 | Devers, NW. (Lower Cook Mtn. 1) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 831K | Feb 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 28,375 · prior 12 20,631(+38%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Feb 2014 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 774690-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Nov 27, 2013 | Dec 5, 2013 | Dec 8, 2013 | 15,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-276611 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 61 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 4,910 | -4,849 |
| VicksburgVICKSBURG - DISPOSAL | 7,010 | -6,949 |
| JacksonJACKSON - DISPOSAL | 8,050 | -7,989 |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 8,670 | -8,609 |
| Cook MountainLOWER COOK MOUNTAIN 1A | 11,400 | -11,339 |
| Top Lower Cook MTN 1A | 11,400 | -11,339 |
| Top Lower Cook MTN 2A | 12,100 | -12,039 |
| Top Lower Cook MTN 2C | 12,769 | -12,708 |
| CaprockCAPROCK - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Hull - Disposal | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Oligocene - Disposal | — | — |
| Salt Dome - Disposal | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,805 | 12,814 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,756 | 17.5 | 2,865 S |
| 9.625 | 10,115 | 12.25 | 790 S |
| 3.5 | 13,350 | 6.5 | 240 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 | Aug 29, 2016 | Aug 23, 2016 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 2015 | Dec 12, 2014 | Yes |
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 42-291-32898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-32898 → 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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