WELL · 42-429-34727 · DISTRICT 7
Ball #1A
Stephens County · Tipton (Caddo) field · Vertical
Ball #1A (API 42-429-34727) is a well in Stephens County operated by Sabre Operating Inc., completed January 19, 2003.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1986 and 2003, permitted to 4,800 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Barnett, Mississippian.
Its 3 leases have reported 62.6K barrels of oil and 181K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Wichita Falls, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 4, 2025 · 46 permits on file · (940) 704-0154
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Sabre Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gasthrough Dec 2015 |
| Latest permit | Sabre Operating, Inc.Jan 27, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 27, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jan 19, 2003
- completed
- 62.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 181K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 19, 2003
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball O-8-29310 | Tipton (Caddo) | E.C. Hindman Oil and Gas | 1 | 38K | 114K | Aug 2003 – Jul 2026 |
| Ball G-8-194392 | Tipton (Caddo) | Sabre Operating, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 32.2K | Jan 2003 – Nov 2003 |
| Ball O-8-23851 | Reid-McLennan (Miss.) | Sabre Operating, Inc. | 1 | 24.5K | 34.1K | Jan 1993 – Sep 2003 |
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.
- 1Sabre Operating, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 2014
- 2E.C. Hindman Oil and GasSep 2014 → Dec 2015
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 527183-99 | Recompletion | Sabre Operating, Inc. | Jan 10, 2003 | Jan 27, 2003 | Jan 15, 2003 | 4,475 |
| 301571-99 | Drill | Ball Producing Co. | Jul 25, 1986 | Apr 28, 1986 | — | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-194392 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-23851 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-29310 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,201 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,648 | -2,447 |
| Barnett | 4,280 | -3,079 |
| MississippianMISS. | 4,330 | -3,129 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,948 | 3,972 | Perforated |
| 4,385 | 4,387 | Perforated |
| 4,393 | 4,395 | Perforated |
| 4,401 | 4,403 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 280 | 12.25 | 120 S |
| 8.625 | 293 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,436 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 4,443 | 7.875 | 200 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 26, 2004 | Sep 2, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Nov 5, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 10, 2003 | Feb 27, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | May 23, 2003 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 6, 1986 | Jul 14, 1986 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 2, 1986 | — | — |
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 42-429-34727 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-34727 → 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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