TEXAS · WELLS · STEPHENS COUNTY · BALLARD LEASE · API 42-429-31561 · DISTRICT 6E
Ballard #1
Stephens County · Frankell (Strawn) field · Domestic Use Well · Vertical
Ballard #1 (API 42-429-31561) is a well in Stephens County operated by Braka Operating L.L.C., completed July 17, 1977 and listed as domestic use well on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 17, 1977, permitted to 2,060 ft.
It was permitted by Moody, Bill Drilling CO. and has since transferred to Braka Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Permitted by Moody, Bill Drilling Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Ranger, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 61
- Phone
- (254) 647-3358
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Braka Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Moody, Bill Drilling Co.Jun 17, 1977 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 2,060
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 17, 1977
- last permit issued
- Jul 17, 1977
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH —
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 17, 1977
- Shut in
- —
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ballard G-8-75001 | Frankell (Strawn) | Braka Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – — |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 995-99 | Drill | Moody, Bill Drilling Co. | Jun 17, 1977 | Jun 17, 1977 | — | 2,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 17, 1977 | Ballard G-8-75001 | Frankell (Strawn) | Braka Operating L.L.C. | Domestic Use Well | 2,060 |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 2,016 | 6.25 | 240 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 12, 1978 | — |
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 42-429-31561 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-31561 → 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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