TEXAS · WELLS · PARKER COUNTY · BALLARD LEASE · API 42-367-32434 · DISTRICT 6E
Ballard #1
Parker County · Whitt (Big Saline) field · Vertical
Ballard #1 (API 42-367-32434) is a plugged well in Parker County, plugged July 21, 2010, last operated by M. E. Operating & Services Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 31, 1982, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by H & S Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to M. E. Operating & Services Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 20.8K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
M. E. Operating & Services Inc.
Permitted by H & S Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 99
- Phone
- (817) 335-0831
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. |
| Production reports | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.through Oct 2008 |
| Latest permit | H & S Operating, Inc.Dec 31, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 31, 1982
- last permit issued
- Mar 13, 1983
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 20.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 13, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 21, 2010
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard G-8-105497 | Whitt (Big Saline) | M. E. Operating & Services, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 20.8K | Jan 1993 – Oct 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.
- 1M. E. Operating & Services, Inc.Jan 1993 → Oct 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 184746-99 | Drill | H & S Operating, Inc. | Dec 31, 1982 | Dec 31, 1982 | Dec 21, 1982 | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 13, 1983 | Ballard G-8-105497 | Whitt (Big Saline) | M. E. Operating & Services Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,955 | 4,959 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 852 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 2.375 | 4,842 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 5,006 | 7.875 | 330 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 25, 1983 | — |
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 42-367-32434 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-367-32434 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here 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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