TEXAS · WELLS · REEVES COUNTY · BALMORHEA RANCH 49 LEASE · API 42-389-34198 · DISTRICT 7B
Balmorhea Ranch 49 #1H
Reeves County · Phantom (Wolfcamp) field · NO Production · Horizontal
Balmorhea Ranch 49 #1H (API 42-389-34198) is a horizontal well in Reeves County operated by Noble Energy Inc, completed April 9, 2015 and listed as no production on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 16, 2014, permitted to 10,633 ft.
It was permitted by Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. and has since transferred to Noble Energy Inc on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 8 formation tops, including Delaware, Castile, Lamar, Bell Canyon.
Its lease has reported 83.3K barrels of oil and 185K mcf of gas since April 2015, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.; 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 Apr 2025 |
| Latest permit | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Apr 16, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,633
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 16, 2014
- last permit issued
- Apr 9, 2015
- completed
- 83.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 185K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2015 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 9, 2015
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2025
- 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.
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 49 O-10-46601 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | Noble Energy Inc | 1 | 83.3K | 185K | Apr 2015 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 674(-100%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 228(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Apr 2015 → Apr 2016
- 2Luxe Operating LLCJun 2016 → Aug 2016
- 3Diamondback E&P LLCSep 2016 → Jul 2017
- 4Rosetta Resources Operating LPAug 2017 → Jul 2018
- 5Noble Energy IncSep 2018 → Apr 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 781517-99 | Drill | Endeavor Energy Resources L.P. | Mar 6, 2014 | Apr 16, 2014 | Oct 2, 2014 | 12,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 9, 2015 | Balmorhea Ranch 49 O-10-46601 | Phantom (Wolfcamp) | Noble Energy Inc | NO Production · shut in Aug 1, 2025 | 10,633 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,633 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| DelawareFORD-DELAWARE | 2,500 | 133 |
| CastileCASTILLE | 2,800 | -167 |
| Delaware | 3,000 | -367 |
| Lamar | 4,628 | -1,995 |
| Bell Canyon | 4,700 | -2,067 |
| Cherry Canyon | 5,643 | -3,010 |
| DelawareDELAWARE CONSOLIDATED GAS | 6,500 | -3,867 |
| Brushy Canyon | 6,723 | -4,090 |
| AvalonAVALON SHALE | 7,801 | -5,168 |
| Bone SpringBONE SPRINGS | 9,065 | -6,432 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 11,145 | 14,998 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,324 | 17.5 | 1,483 S |
| 9.625 | 4,692 | 12.25 | 542 S |
| 9.625 | 7,578 | 12.25 | 840 S |
| 7 | 11,117 | 8.5 | 485 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 | Aug 11, 2015 | Jul 16, 2015 | 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 42-389-34198 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-389-34198 → 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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