WELL · 42-389-31201 · DISTRICT 8
Balmorhea Ranch -244- #2-44
Reeves County · Balmorhea Ranch (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
Balmorhea Ranch -244- #2-44 (API 42-389-31201) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged October 9, 2020, last operated by Centennial Resource Prod LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 15, 1981, permitted to 7,500 ft.
It was permitted by Kirby Exploration Company and has since transferred to Centennial Resource Prod LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 24.8K barrels of oil and 121 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in February 2021.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kirby Exploration Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Jun 2, 2023 · 581 permits on file · (432) 699-9345
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Centennial Resource Prod LLC |
| Production reports | Centennial Resource Prod, LLCthrough Jul 2017 |
| Latest permit | Kirby Exploration CompanyJul 15, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jul 15, 1981
- last permit issued
- Dec 21, 1981
- completed
- 24.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 121
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Feb 2021
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 21, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 9, 2020
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmorhea Ranch -244- O-10-27211 | Balmorhea Ranch (Cherry Canyon) | Centennial Resource Prod, LLC | 1 | 24.8K | 121 | Jan 1993 – Feb 2021 |
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.
- 1Jones, Johnny G.Jan 1993 → Jan 1993
- 2Etc Oil Co.Mar 1993 → Aug 2002
- 3Two Oaks Operating Company, LLC.Sep 2002 → Dec 2003
- 4Pacesetter Energy, Inc.Jan 2004 → May 2008
- 5Pacesetter Energy, LLCJun 2008 → Jun 2009
- 6Nrpc Operating II, LLCAug 2009 → Mar 2011
- 7Trey Resources Inc.Apr 2011 → Jun 2015
- 8Centennial Resource Prod, LLCSep 2015 → Jul 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 125184-99 | Drill | Kirby Exploration Company | Jul 15, 1981 | Jul 15, 1981 | Sep 10, 1981 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-27211 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,734 | 5,780 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,250 | 12.25 | 1,045 S |
| 2.375 | 5,782 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,996 | — | 460 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 4, 1982 | — |
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 42-389-31201 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-31201 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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