WELL · 42-429-36002 · DISTRICT 7
Ballard Unit #1
Stephens County · Frankell (Strawn) field · Producing · Vertical
Ballard Unit #1 (API 42-429-36002) is a well in Stephens County operated by Braka Operating L.L.C., completed June 16, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 8, 2003, permitted to 4,500 ft.
It was permitted by Mcclymond, Ltd. and has since transferred to Braka Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Strawn.
Its lease has reported 1.97K barrels of oil and 5.62K mcf of gas since June 2003, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by McClymond, Ltd.; 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 | Braka Operating, L.L.C.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | McClymond, Ltd.May 8, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 8, 2003
- last permit issued
- Jun 16, 2003
- completed
- 1.97K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 5.62K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jun 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jun 16, 2003
- 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 Unit O-8-29274 | Frankell (Strawn) | Braka Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 1.97K | 5.62K | Jun 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 944 · prior 12 70(+1249%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 23 · prior 12 82(-72%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1McClymond, Ltd.Jun 2003 → Jan 2008
- 2Braka Operating, L.L.C.Feb 2008 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 531722-99 | Drill | McClymond, Ltd. | May 8, 2003 | May 8, 2003 | May 21, 2003 | 4,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-29274 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,485 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 2,129 | -644 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 2,976 | 2,982 | Perforated |
| 3,020 | 3,026 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 246 | 12.25 | 160 S |
| 5.5 | 3,430 | 7.875 | 380 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 | Sep 25, 2003 | Jul 14, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 4, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-429-36002 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-429-36002 → 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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