WELL · 42-363-31848 · DISTRICT 7
Ball #1-D
Palo Pinto County · Strawn East (Marble Falls) field · Producing · Vertical
Ball #1-D (API 42-363-31848) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by Tandem Energy Corporation, completed February 6, 1978 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 3, 1977, permitted to 3,300 ft.
It was permitted by Morgan, George J. and has since transferred to Tandem Energy Corporation on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Congl.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Morgan, George J.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 138 permits on file · (281) 351-5840
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tandem Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Tandem Energy Corporationthrough Jan 2026 |
| Latest permit | Morgan, George J.Nov 3, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 3, 1977
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 1978
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 950K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 1978
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball G-8-76163 | Strawn, East (Marble Falls) | Tandem Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 950K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,399 · prior 12 13,401(-75%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1North Star Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2MerencoAug 1993 → Dec 1996
- 3Tandem Energy CorporationJan 1997 → Jan 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11309-99 | Drill | Morgan, George J. | Nov 3, 1977 | Nov 3, 1977 | Jan 23, 1978 | 3,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-76163 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 990 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 2,260 | -1,270 |
| Congl | 2,960 | -1,970 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,960 | 2,978 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 128 | 12.5 | 100 S |
| 5.5 | 3,096 | 7.875 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 3,096 | 7.875 | 100 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 | Apr 1, 1988 | Mar 1, 1988 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | May 1, 1978 | — |
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 42-363-31848 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-31848 → 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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