WELL · 42-399-32897 · DISTRICT 7
Balke-Stokes #1
Runnels County · Ballinger West (Capps) field · Vertical
Balke-Stokes #1 (API 42-399-32897) is a plugged well in Runnels County, plugged July 20, 2000, last operated by C & A Enterprises.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 7, 1983, permitted to 4,700 ft.
It was permitted by Ridley, Morris & Bishop, Inc. and has since transferred to C & A Enterprises on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Upper Capps, Lower Capps, Geon Lime, Gardner Lime.
Its lease has reported 3.74K barrels of oil and 18.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ridley, Morris & Bishop, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Ballinger, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2016 · (325) 365-5424
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | C & a Enterprises |
| Production reports | C & a Enterprisesthrough May 2000 |
| Latest permit | Ridley, Morris & Bishop, Inc.Sep 7, 1983 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,700
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 7, 1983
- last permit issued
- Nov 30, 1983
- completed
- 3.74K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 18.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 30, 1983
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 20, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balke-Stokes O-9-10478 | Ballinger, West (Capps) | C & a Enterprises | 1 | 3.74K | 18.6K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Pace Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1993
- 2Pace OperatingMar 1993 → Jun 1996
- 3C & a EnterprisesJul 1996 → May 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 210163-99 | Drill | Ridley, Morris & Bishop, Inc. | Jan 11, 1984 | Sep 7, 1983 | Sep 10, 1983 | 4,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-10478 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,687 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Upper Capps | 3,668 | -1,981 |
| Lower Capps | 3,788 | -2,101 |
| Geon Lime | 3,852 | -2,165 |
| Gardner Lime | 4,020 | -2,333 |
| Caddo | 4,250 | -2,563 |
| Ellenburger | 4,352 | -2,665 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,669 | 3,674 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 125 | 12.25 | 115 S |
| 4.5 | 4,750 | 7.875 | 400 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 | Feb 7, 1984 | Dec 19, 1983 | — |
| 00 | Jan 31, 1984 | Dec 19, 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 42-399-32897 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-399-32897 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). 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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