WELL · 42-423-31158 · DISTRICT 6
Balwahan (Paluxy B) Unit #2
Smith County · Balwahan (Paluxy) field · Vertical
Balwahan (Paluxy B) Unit #2 (API 42-423-31158) is a plugged well in Smith County, plugged November 8, 2017, last operated by Rawlins Operating Company LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 1, 1988, permitted to 7,950 ft.
It was permitted by Hansen Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Rawlins Operating Company LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Austin Chalk, Woodbine, Buda, Goodland.
Its 2 leases have reported 94.7K barrels of oil and 9 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hansen Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Elkhart, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 8, 2017 · 21 permits on file · (903) 922-1093
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Rawlins Operating Company LLC |
| Production reports | Rawlins Operating Company, LLCthrough Apr 2013 |
| Latest permit | Hansen Oil CorporationAug 1, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,950
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 1, 1988
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 94.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 9
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Nov 8, 2017
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balwahan (Paluxy B) Unit O-6-12645 | Balwahan (Paluxy) | Rawlins Operating Company, LLC | 7 | 94.7K | 9 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — O-6-12420 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1St. Mary Land & Exploration Co.Jan 1993 → Sep 1995
- 2Security Exploration, Inc.Oct 1995 → Sep 1996
- 3Hansen Oil CorporationOct 1996 → Aug 2002
- 4Rawlins Operating Company, LLCSep 2002 → Apr 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 349579-98 | Drill | Hansen Oil Corporation | Mar 24, 1989 | Aug 1, 1988 | — | 7,950 |
| 349579-99 | Drill | Hansen Oil Corporation | Aug 1, 1988 | Aug 1, 1988 | — | 7,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-6-12420 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-6-12645 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 362 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin ChalkBASE AUSTIN CHALK | 4,810 | -4,448 |
| Woodbine | 5,205 | -4,843 |
| Buda | 6,170 | -5,808 |
| Goodland | 7,529 | -7,167 |
| Paluxy | 7,693 | -7,331 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,762 | 7,770 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,500 | 11 | 415 S |
| 5.5 | 7,861 | 7.875 | 860 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 | Mar 23, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | May 16, 1989 | Feb 17, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 6, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-423-31158 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-423-31158 → 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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