TEXAS · WELLS · PALO PINTO COUNTY · BALL LEASE · API 42-363-35294 · DISTRICT 6E
Ball #15
Palo Pinto County · Rector (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Ball #15 (API 42-363-35294) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by Tandem Energy Corporation, completed September 17, 2004 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 10, 2004, permitted to 3,715 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Barnett.
Its lease has reported 19 barrels of oil and 178K mcf of gas since September 2004, last reporting volume in April 2026.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Jun 24, 2026
- Permits on file
- 138
- Phone
- (713) 364-7822
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tandem Energy Corporation |
| Production reports | Tandem Energy Corporationthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Tandem Energy CorporationAug 10, 2004 |
- 3,715
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 2004
- last permit issued
- Sep 17, 2004
- completed
- 19
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 178K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2004 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 17, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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-8-205001 | Rector (Barnett Shale) | Tandem Energy Corporation | 1 | 19 | 178K | Sep 2004 – Apr 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,810 · prior 12 2,344(-23%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Tandem Energy CorporationSep 2004 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 549393-98 | Drill | Tandem Energy Corporation | Nov 1, 2004 | Aug 10, 2004 | — | 4,000 |
| 549393-99 | Drill | Tandem Energy Corporation | Aug 10, 2004 | Aug 10, 2004 | — | 4,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 17, 2004 | Ball G-8-205001 | Rector (Barnett Shale) | Tandem Energy Corporation | Producing | 3,715 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,032 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BarnettBARNETT SHALE | 3,642 | -2,610 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,644 | 3,694 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 150 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 4.5 | 3,715 | 7.875 | 345 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Dec 12, 2005 | Dec 30, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Mar 24, 2005 | Sep 30, 2004 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 3, 2005 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-363-35294 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-35294 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it.
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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