WELL · 42-291-32909 · DISTRICT 3
Moore S Bluff #2
Liberty County · Gum Bayou (Cook Mtn. Lo.) field · Directional
Moore S Bluff #2 (API 42-291-32909) is a plugged well in Liberty County, plugged April 21, 2020, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued October 22, 2014, permitted to 13,000 ft.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Jackson, Yegua.
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 Mar 2020 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Oct 22, 2014 |
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 22, 2014
- last permit issued
- Feb 13, 2016
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 703K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 2015 THROUGH Jan 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 13, 2016
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 21, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moore's Bluff G-3-280660 | Gum Bayou (Cook Mtn., Lo.) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 703K | Mar 2015 – Jan 2022 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Mar 2015 → Mar 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 798700-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Dec 29, 2014 | Oct 22, 2014 | Jan 9, 2015 | 13,000 |
| 798700-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Oct 20, 2014 | Oct 22, 2014 | Jan 9, 2015 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-280660 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 48 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,840 | 11,852 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 3,690 | 17.5 | 2,780 S |
| 9.625 | 10,394 | 12.25 | 785 S |
| 4.5 | 12,100 | 6.75 | 120 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 31, 2016 | May 5, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Aug 29, 2016 | Sep 17, 2015 | 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 42-291-32909 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-291-32909 → 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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