WELL · 42-429-34329 · DISTRICT 7

Compton #1

Plugged

Stephens County · Ibex East (Ellenburger) field  · Vertical

Compton #1 (API 42-429-34329) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged March 15, 1988, last operated by Ball Producing CO..

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 13, 1984, permitted to 4,400 ft.

It was permitted by Investek Inc. and has since transferred to Ball Producing CO. on the wellbore schedule.

Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Duffer, Ellenburger.

Operator of record

Ball Producing Co.

Permitted by Investek Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.

Argyle, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 41 permits on file · (918) 214-3560

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleBall Producing Co.
Production reportsnone
Latest permitInvestek Inc.Dec 13, 1984

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

4,400
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Dec 13, 1984
last permit issued
Apr 5, 1985
completed
—
cumulative oil, bbl
—
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Apr 5, 1985
Shut in
—
Plugged
Mar 15, 1988

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.

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
261039-99DrillInvestek Inc.Dec 10, 1984Dec 13, 1984Jan 13, 19854,400

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,304 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Caddo3,450-2,146
Duffer3,936-2,632
EllenburgerELLENBERGER4,236-2,932

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
4,2464,250Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62510312.25110 S
4.54,2697.875250 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 10, 1985Apr 11, 1985—
00Apr 30, 1985——

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.

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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