TEXAS · WELLS · REAGAN COUNTY · BALL -B- LEASE · API 42-383-33158 · DISTRICT 6E
Ball -B- #3
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Shut In · Vertical
Ball -B- #3 (API 42-383-33158) is a well in Reagan County operated by Discovery Natural Resources LLC, completed January 22, 2022 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2020.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 9, 1984, permitted to 7,020 ft.
It was permitted by Cox, John L. and has since transferred to Discovery Natural Resources LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Redbebs, Redbeds, Spraberry, Dean.
Its lease has reported 19.4K barrels of oil and 89.7K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Discovery Natural Resources LLC
Permitted by Cox, John L.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Denver, CO
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 12, 2026
- Permits on file
- 452
- Phone
- (303) 893-5073
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Discovery Natural Resources LLC |
| Production reports | Discovery Natural Resources LLCthrough Feb 2020 |
| Latest permit | Cox, John L.Aug 9, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,020
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 22, 2022
- completed
- 19.4K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 89.7K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 22, 2022
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2020
- 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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
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 -B- O-9-5220 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | 1 | 19.4K | 89.7K | Jan 1993 – Feb 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Wells named Ball -B-
Discovery Natural Resources LLC's other wells filed under this lease name in Reagan County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Cox, John L.Jan 1993 → Sep 2003
- 2JM Cox Resources, L.P.Oct 2003 → Apr 2018
- 3Discovery Natural Resources LLCMay 2018 → Feb 2020
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 247767-99 | Drill | Cox, John L. | Aug 8, 1984 | Aug 9, 1984 | Oct 3, 1984 | 7,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 22, 2022 | Ball -B- O-9-5220 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Discovery Natural Resources LLC | Shut In · shut in Dec 1, 2020 | 7,020 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,752 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,370 | 5,384 | Perforated |
| 5,976 | 6,336 | Perforated |
| 6,781 | 6,952 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 747 | 12.25 | 500 S |
| 4.5 | 7,020 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Sep 9, 2022 | Jul 20, 2022 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 2019 | Jun 25, 2019 | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | — |
| 00 | Dec 20, 1984 | Dec 7, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 14, 1984 | — | — |
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 42-383-33158 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-33158 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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