WELL · 42-361-30725 · DISTRICT 3
Exxon #1
Orange County · Big Thicket (Upper Yegua EY) field · Directional
Exxon #1 (API 42-361-30725) is a plugged well in Orange County, plugged February 21, 2008, last operated by White Oak Operating Company LLC.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1996 and 2000, permitted to 12,000 ft.
It was permitted by Ballard Exploration Company,Inc. and has since transferred to White Oak Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Yegua, Lower Yegau Sand.
Its 2 leases have reported 14.7K barrels of oil and 1.87M mcf of gas since December 1996, last reporting in October 2008. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
White Oak Operating Company LLC
Permitted by Ballard Exploration Company,inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Delinquent (D)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 17, 2023
- Permits on file
- 101
- Phone
- (832) 529-1999
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | White Oak Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Jan 2003 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.May 12, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- May 12, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 17, 1996
- completed
- 14.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.87M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 1996 THROUGH Oct 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 17, 1996
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 21, 2008
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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exxon O-3-23845 | Big Thicket (EY 2A) | White Oak Operating Company LLC | 1 | 14.7K | 93.5K | Feb 2000 – Oct 2008 |
| Exxon G-3-162438 | Big Thicket (Upper Yegua EY) | White Oak Operating Company LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.78M | Dec 1996 – Feb 2008 |
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.Dec 1996 → Dec 2002
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 495017-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | May 12, 2000 | May 12, 2000 | Feb 2, 2000 | 11,772 |
| 451159-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jan 24, 1997 | Aug 6, 1996 | — | 11,773 |
| 451159-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Aug 6, 1996 | Aug 6, 1996 | Oct 4, 1996 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-162438 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-23845 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 17 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YeguaTOP YEGUA | 9,900 | -9,883 |
| YeguaTOP YEGUA (TVD) | 9,900 | -9,883 |
| YeguaTOP YEGUA EY | 10,300 | -10,283 |
| YeguaTOP YEGUA EY (TVD) | 10,300 | -10,283 |
| YeguaUPPER YEGUA SAND | 10,370 | -10,353 |
| YeguaUPPER YEGUA SD (TVD) | 10,370 | -10,353 |
| YeguaTOP YEGUA (MD) | 10,710 | -10,693 |
| YeguaTOP YEGUA EY (MD) | 11,090 | -11,073 |
| YeguaUPPER YEGUA SD (MD) | 11,160 | -11,143 |
| Lower Yegau Sand | 11,460 | -11,443 |
| YeguaLOWER YEGUA SD (TVD) | 11,460 | -11,443 |
| YeguaLOWER YEGUA SD (MD) | 12,255 | -12,238 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,368 | 10,377 | Perforated |
| 11,126 | 11,136 | Perforated |
| 11,160 | 11,169 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,502 | 17.5 | 810 S |
| 5.5 | 9,943 | 9.625 | 915 S |
| 9.625 | 10,282 | 12.25 | 895 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 4, 2000 | Feb 29, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 1997 | Jan 24, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 23, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-361-30725 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-361-30725 → 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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