WELL · 42-401-31509 · DISTRICT 6
Ballenger #2
Rusk County · Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) field · Vertical
Ballenger #2 (API 42-401-31509) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged November 8, 2010, last operated by Princess Three Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 10, 1982, permitted to 7,800 ft.
It was permitted by Arcadia Refining CO. and has since transferred to Princess Three Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Its 2 leases have reported 12.7K barrels of oil and 64.5K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arcadia Refining Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Henderson, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (903) 657-4504
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Princess Three Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Princess Three Operating, LLCthrough Sep 2010 |
| Latest permit | Arcadia Refining Co.Aug 10, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,800
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 10, 1982
- last permit issued
- Nov 5, 1982
- completed
- 12.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 64.5K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 5, 1982
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 8, 2010
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballenger O-6-14507 | Minden (Travis Peak Cons.) | Princess Three Operating, LLC | 1 | 628 | 9.8K | Apr 2006 – Jul 2026 |
| Ballenger O-6-10947 | Henderson, NE. (Travis Peak) | Princess Three Operating, LLC | 1 | 12K | 54.7K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2007 |
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.
- 1Arcadia Expl. & Prod. CompanyJan 1993 → May 1997
- 2Carter ResourcesJun 1997 → Jun 1998
- 3Rexsan OilJul 1998 → Mar 1999
- 4Princess Three CorporationApr 1999 → Dec 2004
- 5Princess Three Operating, LLCJan 2005 → Aug 2008
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 168916-99 | Drill | Arcadia Refining Co. | Aug 10, 1982 | Aug 10, 1982 | — | 7,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-10947 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-14507 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,476 | 7,482 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,067 | 12.25 | 375 S |
| 2.375 | 7,400 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 7,733 | 7.875 | 600 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 25, 2006 | Dec 23, 1982 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Dec 23, 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 42-401-31509 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-31509 → 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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