WELL · 42-429-34904 · DISTRICT 7
Ball #1
Stephens County · Vice (Strawn Sand) field · Vertical
Ball #1 (API 42-429-34904) is a plugged well in Stephens County, plugged March 25, 2022, last operated by Russell Bros. Oil & Gas Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 8, 1987, permitted to 4,800 ft.
It was permitted by Pecos River Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Russell Bros. Oil & Gas Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its lease has reported 9.68K barrels of oil and 46 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in August 2022.
Operator of record
Permitted by Pecos River Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Breckenridge, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 4, 2025 · 1 permits on file · (254) 522-1255
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Russell Bros. Oil & Gas Inc. |
| Production reports | Russell Bros. Oil & Gas, Inc.through Aug 2021 |
| Latest permit | Pecos River Oil & Gas, Inc.Sep 8, 1987 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 1987
- last permit issued
- May 29, 1988
- completed
- 9.68K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 46
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 2022
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 29, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 25, 2022
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ball O-8-24958 | Vice (Strawn Sand) | Russell Bros. Oil & Gas, Inc. | 1 | 9.68K | 46 | Jan 1993 – Aug 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.
- 1Foag, Inc.Oct 1994 → Mar 2002
- 2Russell Brothers Oil & GasMay 2002 → Dec 2004
- 3Russell Bros. Oil & Gas, Inc.Jan 2005 → Aug 2021
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 335536-99 | Drill | Pecos River Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 4, 1987 | Sep 8, 1987 | — | 4,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-24958 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,042 | 3,159 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,051 | 12.25 | 75 S |
| 4.5 | 4,450 | 7.875 | 120 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 | Jul 21, 1988 | Jun 9, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 9, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-429-34904 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-34904 → 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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