WELL · 42-317-44898 · DISTRICT 8
Balcones E Unit B #1WA
Martin County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Producing · Horizontal
Balcones E Unit B #1WA (API 42-317-44898) is a horizontal well in Martin County operated by Ovintiv USA Inc., completed July 27, 2023 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 14, 2022, permitted to 12,500 ft.
It was permitted by Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC and has since transferred to Ovintiv USA Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 11 formation tops, including Santa Rosa, Yates, Queen, Grayburg.
Its lease has reported 260K barrels of oil and 549K mcf of gas since April 2023, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 1,389 permits on file · (877) 386-2200
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ovintiv USA Inc. |
| Production reports | Ovintiv USA Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Petrolegacy Energy II, LLCDec 14, 2022 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 2022
- last permit issued
- Jul 27, 2023
- completed
- 260K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 549K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2023 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 27, 2023
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
Surface location
32.439148, -101.888646
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Martin County.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balcones E Unit B O-10-59276 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Ovintiv USA Inc. | 1 | 260K | 549K | Apr 2023 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 27,735 · prior 12 60,922(-54%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 131,355 · prior 12 193,948(-32%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ovintiv USA Inc.Jul 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 886322-99 | Drill | Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC | Dec 8, 2022 | Dec 14, 2022 | Jan 5, 2023 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-59276 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,710 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,710 |
| Yates | 2,373 | 337 |
| Yates | 2,377 | 333 |
| Queen | 3,165 | -455 |
| Grayburg | 3,497 | -787 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 3,768 | -1,058 |
| San AndresSAN ANDRES - ACTIVE CO2 FLOOD; H | 3,772 | -1,062 |
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,771 | -3,061 |
| Spraberry | 7,403 | -4,693 |
| Spraberry | 7,408 | -4,698 |
| Dean | 8,780 | -6,070 |
| Dean | 8,783 | -6,073 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,008 | -6,298 |
| Wolfcamp | 9,014 | -6,304 |
| Cisco | — | — |
| Grayburg | — | — |
| Pennsylvanian | — | — |
| Queen | — | — |
| Santa Rosa | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,307 | 19,961 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,497 | 17.5 | 1,240 S |
| 9.625 | 7,684 | 12.25 | 1,625 S |
| 5.5 | 20,065 | 8.5 | 2,500 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 | May 13, 2024 | Mar 8, 2024 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 2023 | May 17, 2023 | 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 42-317-44898 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-317-44898 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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.
Balcones E Unit CC42-317-44896
0.0 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,707 |
| Yates | 2,377 | 330 |
| Queen | 3,161 | -454 |
| Grayburg | 3,483 | -776 |
| San Andres | 3,771 | -1,064 |
| Clear Fork | 5,793 | -3,086 |
| Spraberry | 7,411 | -4,704 |
| Dean | 8,779 | -6,072 |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Balcones E Unit AA42-317-44900
0.0 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,707 |
| Yates | 2,373 | 334 |
| Queen | 3,161 | -454 |
| Grayburg | 3,498 | -791 |
| San Andres | 3,768 | -1,061 |
| Clear Fork | 5,771 | -3,064 |
| Spraberry | 7,403 | -4,696 |
| Dean | 8,780 | -6,073 |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Balcones E Unit C42-317-44895
0.0 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,707 |
| Yates | 2,376 | 331 |
| Queen | 3,160 | -453 |
| Grayburg | 3,482 | -775 |
| San Andres | 3,770 | -1,063 |
| Clear Fork | 5,792 | -3,085 |
| Spraberry | 7,410 | -4,703 |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Balcones E Unit A42-317-44899
0.0 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,709 |
| Yates | 2,373 | 336 |
| Queen | 3,161 | -452 |
| Grayburg | 3,498 | -789 |
| San Andres | 3,768 | -1,059 |
| Clear Fork | 5,771 | -3,062 |
| Spraberry | 7,403 | -4,694 |
| Cisco | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Balcones E Unit A42-317-44901
0.0 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,708 |
| Yates | 2,343 | 365 |
| Queen | 3,155 | -447 |
| Grayburg | 3,503 | -795 |
| San Andres | 3,763 | -1,055 |
| Clear Fork | 5,758 | -3,050 |
| Spraberry | 7,394 | -4,686 |
| Cisco | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Balcones E Unit C42-317-44897
0.0 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,709 |
| Yates | 2,378 | 331 |
| Queen | 3,162 | -453 |
| Grayburg | 3,484 | -775 |
| San Andres | 3,772 | -1,063 |
| Clear Fork | 5,794 | -3,085 |
| Spraberry | 7,412 | -4,703 |
| Pennsylvanian | — |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Balcones E Unit A42-317-44902
0.0 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,708 |
| Yates | 2,370 | 338 |
| Queen | 3,145 | -437 |
| Grayburg | 3,503 | -795 |
| San Andres | 3,763 | -1,055 |
| Clear Fork | 5,758 | -3,050 |
| Spraberry | 7,394 | -4,686 |
| Dean | 8,775 | -6,067 |
11 TOPS · FIRST 8
Balcones E Unit D42-317-43576
0.8 KM · Petrolegacy Energy II, LLC · Section with this well →
| Santa Rosa | 1,000 | 1,720 |
| Yates | 2,285 | 435 |
| Queen | 2,385 | 335 |
| Grayburg | 3,523 | -803 |
| San Andres | 3,841 | -1,121 |
| Spraberry | 7,154 | -4,434 |
| Dean | 8,479 | -5,759 |
| Wolfcamp | 8,563 | -5,843 |
10 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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