TEXAS · WELLS · RUSK COUNTY · BALLOW ESTATE GAS UNIT LEASE · API 42-401-32989 · DISTRICT 06
Ballow Estate Gas Unit #6
Rusk County · Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) field · Vertical
Ballow Estate Gas Unit #6 (API 42-401-32989) is a plugged well in Rusk County, plugged July 14, 2026, last operated by Tgnr East Texas LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued March 16, 2000, permitted to 11,000 ft.
It was permitted by Valence Operating Company and has since transferred to Tgnr East Texas LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Bac, Budda, BMA, Pettit.
Its lease has reported 2.04K barrels of oil and 903K mcf of gas since July 2000, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Valence Operating Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 41
- Phone
- (346) 308-2250
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | TGNR East Texas LLC |
| Production reports | TGNR East Texas LLCthrough Mar 2022 |
| Latest permit | Valence Operating CompanyMar 16, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Mar 16, 2000
- last permit issued
- Jul 14, 2000
- completed
- 2.04K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 903K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2000 THROUGH Mar 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 14, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 14, 2026
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballow Estate Gas Unit G-6-180342 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas LLC | 1 | 2.04K | 903K | Jul 2000 – Mar 2022 |
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.
- 1Valence Operating CompanyJul 2000 → Apr 2001
- 2Rme Petroleum CompanyMay 2001 → May 2002
- 3Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Dec 2012
- 4Anadarko E&P Onshore LLCJan 2013 → Nov 2016
- 5Cci East Texas Upstream LLCDec 2016 → Jan 2021
- 6TGNR East Texas LLCFeb 2021 → Mar 2022
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 492976-99 | Drill | Valence Operating Company | Mar 10, 2000 | Mar 16, 2000 | May 24, 2000 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 14, 2000 | Ballow Estate Gas Unit G-6-180342 | Oak Hill (Cotton Valley) | TGNR East Texas LLC | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 390 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Bac | 2,665 | -2,275 |
| Budda | 3,060 | -2,670 |
| BMA | 6,345 | -5,955 |
| Pettit | 7,050 | -6,660 |
| Travis Peak | 7,290 | -6,900 |
| Cotton Valley | 9,150 | -8,760 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,608 | 10,628 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,016 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 10,750 | 7.875 | 1,390 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Jul 11, 2001 | Jan 21, 2001 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 2001 | Oct 13, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 29, 2001 | — | — |
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 42-401-32989 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-401-32989 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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