WELL · 42-389-31351 · DISTRICT 8
Balmorhea Ranch #149
Reeves County · Balmorhea Ranch (Cherry Canyon) field · Vertical
Balmorhea Ranch #149 (API 42-389-31351) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged August 19, 2016, last operated by Arris Operating Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 21, 1983, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Wagner & Brown and has since transferred to Arris Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 28.2K barrels of oil and 127 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in October 2016.
Operator of record
Permitted by Wagner & Brown; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Denver, CO · P-5 Y, filed Dec 2, 2016 · 34 permits on file · (720) 933-5658
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Arris Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Arris Operating Company LLCthrough Jul 2016 |
| Latest permit | Wagner & BrownJan 21, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 21, 1983
- last permit issued
- Mar 19, 1983
- completed
- 28.2K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 127
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Oct 2016
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 19, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 19, 2016
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 O-10-28006 | Balmorhea Ranch (Cherry Canyon) | Arris Operating Company LLC | 1 | 28.2K | 127 | Jan 1993 – Oct 2016 |
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 2003
- 3Two Oaks Operating Company, LLC.Sep 2003 → Dec 2003
- 4Pacesetter Energy, Inc.Jan 2004 → May 2008
- 5Pacesetter Energy, LLCJun 2008 → Jul 2009
- 6Nrpc Operating II, LLCAug 2009 → Mar 2011
- 7Trey Resources Inc.Apr 2011 → Apr 2015
- 8Arris Operating Company LLCMay 2015 → Jul 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 183923-99 | Drill | Wagner & Brown | Jan 21, 1983 | Jan 21, 1983 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-28006 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,703 | 5,732 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,020 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.875 | 5,750 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,984 | 7.875 | 510 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 | Apr 13, 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 42-389-31351 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-31351 → 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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