WELL · 42-389-32661 · DISTRICT 8
Balmorhea Ranch 41 #1
Reeves County · Wolfbone (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Balmorhea Ranch 41 #1 (API 42-389-32661) is a plugged well in Reeves County, plugged February 23, 2024, last operated by Noble Energy Inc.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 8, 2010, permitted to 13,000 ft.
It was permitted by Eagle Oil & Gas CO. and has since transferred to Noble Energy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Lamar, Bell Canyon, Cherry Canyon, Brushy Canyon.
Its 2 leases have reported 397K barrels of oil and 631K mcf of gas since September 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Eagle Oil & Gas Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Aug 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 565
- Phone
- (866) 212-1212
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Noble Energy Inc |
| Production reports | Noble Energy Incthrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Eagle Oil & Gas Co.Jun 8, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 13,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 8, 2010
- last permit issued
- Oct 4, 2010
- completed
- 397K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 631K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 4, 2010
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 2024
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balmorhea Ranch 41 O-10-40661 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Noble Energy Inc | 2 | 388K | 620K | Dec 2010 – Jul 2026 |
| Balmorhea Ranch 41 O-10-40543 | Hoban (Wolfcamp) | Eagle Oil & Gas Co. | 1 | 9.66K | 10.4K | Sep 2010 – Jun 2011 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 11 · prior 12 25(-56%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 3(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Eagle Oil & Gas Co.Sep 2010 → Dec 2011
- 2Comstock Oil & Gas, LPJan 2012 → May 2012
- 3Rosetta Resources Operating LPJun 2012 → Jul 2018
- 4Noble Energy IncAug 2018 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 697123-99 | Drill | Eagle Oil & Gas Co. | Jun 7, 2010 | Jun 8, 2010 | Jun 17, 2010 | 13,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 4, 2010 | Balmorhea Ranch 41 O-10-40661 | Wolfbone (Trend Area) | Noble Energy Inc | Plugged | — |
| Oct 4, 2010 | Balmorhea Ranch 41 O-10-40543 | Hoban (Wolfcamp) | Eagle Oil & Gas Co. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,616 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| LamarTOP LAMAR LIME | 4,790 | -2,174 |
| Bell CanyonTOP BELL CANYON | 4,834 | -2,218 |
| Cherry CanyonTOP CHERRY CANYON | 5,776 | -3,160 |
| Brushy CanyonTOP BRUSHY CANYON | 6,818 | -4,202 |
| Bone SpringTOP BONE SPRINGS | 8,153 | -5,537 |
| WolfcampTOP WOLFCAMP HOBAN | 10,216 | -7,600 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,266 | 10,310 | Perforated |
| 10,385 | 10,445 | Perforated |
| 10,670 | 10,760 | Perforated |
| 10,920 | 11,010 | Perforated |
| 11,170 | 11,260 | Perforated |
| 11,420 | 11,510 | Perforated |
| 11,670 | 11,760 | Perforated |
| 11,959 | 11,964 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,186 | 17.5 | 825 S |
| 9.625 | 4,816 | 12.25 | 1,720 S |
| 5.5 | 12,499 | 8.75 | 2,050 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 | May 5, 2011 | Oct 29, 2010 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 1, 2011 | Oct 29, 2010 | Yes |
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 42-389-32661 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-32661 → 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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