WELL · 42-363-33957 · DISTRICT 7
Ball #3
Palo Pinto County · Vertical
Ball #3 (API 42-363-33957) is a permitted well in Palo Pinto County filed by Tandem Energy Corporation; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1988 and 1999, permitted to 3,900 ft.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Marble Falls, Duffer, Barnett, Ellenburger.
Its 3 leases have reported 3.05K barrels of oil and 514K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
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 | none |
| Production reports | Tandem Energy Corporationthrough Nov 2010 |
| Latest permit | Tandem Energy CorporationAug 30, 1999 |
- 3,900
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Aug 30, 1999
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 3.05K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 514K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball O-8-5439 | Palo Pinto County Regular | Tandem Energy Corporation | 4 | 3.05K | 283K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ball G-8-171932 | Palo Pinto County Regular | Tandem Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 10K | Nov 1998 – May 2022 |
| Ball G-8-172322 | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Tandem Energy Corporation | 1 | 0 | 221K | Feb 1999 – May 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.
- 1North Star Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1993
- 2MerencoAug 1993 → Dec 1996
- 3Tandem Energy CorporationJan 1997 → Nov 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 483675-99 | Recompletion | Tandem Energy Corporation | Apr 5, 1999 | Aug 30, 1999 | — | 3,443 |
| 354705-98 | Drill | North Star Energy, Inc. | Jan 30, 1989 | Dec 29, 1988 | — | 3,877 |
| 354705-99 | Drill | North Star Energy, Inc. | Dec 28, 1988 | Dec 29, 1988 | — | 3,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-171932 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-8-172322 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-5439 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,055 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Marble Falls | 3,100 | -2,045 |
| Marble Falls | 3,140 | -2,085 |
| Duffer | 3,580 | -2,525 |
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 3,668 | -2,613 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 3,830 | -2,775 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,100 | 3,120 | Perforated |
| 3,172 | 3,186 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 153 | 11 | 60 S |
| 4.5 | 3,443 | 7.875 | 200 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 13, 1999 | Apr 1, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Apr 7, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 11, 1999 | Feb 1, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Mar 3, 1999 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 27, 1989 | Jan 26, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-363-33957 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33957 → 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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