WELL · 42-451-31974 · DISTRICT 7
Balch #2
Tom Green County · Veribest (Harkey) field · Directional
Balch #2 (API 42-451-31974) is a plugged well in Tom Green County, plugged December 7, 2012, last operated by Fortune Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued August 9, 1989, permitted to 5,300 ft.
It was permitted by Fortune Production CO. and has since transferred to Fortune Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Palo Pinto, Harkey, Strawn.
Operator of record
Permitted by Fortune Production Co.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
San Angelo, TX · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 16 permits on file · (325) 277-2623
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Fortune Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Fortune Energy, Inc.through Dec 2009 |
| Latest permit | Fortune Production Co.Aug 9, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,300
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 9, 1989
- last permit issued
- Oct 3, 1989
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 56.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Dec 2012
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 3, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 7, 2012
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balch G-9-145399 | Veribest (Harkey) | Fortune Energy, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 56.6K | Jan 1993 – Dec 2012 |
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.
- 1Fortune Production Co.Feb 2003 → Aug 2008
- 2Fortune Energy, Inc.Jun 2009 → Dec 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 362516-98 | Drill | Fortune Production Co. | May 13, 1993 | Aug 9, 1989 | Aug 14, 1989 | 5,030 |
| 362516-99 | Drill | Fortune Production Co. | Aug 8, 1989 | Aug 9, 1989 | — | 5,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-9-145399 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,815 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Palo Pinto | 4,359 | -2,544 |
| Harkey | 4,523 | -2,708 |
| Strawn | 4,772 | -2,957 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,523 | 4,527 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 229 | 11 | 85 S |
| 4.5 | 4,906 | 7.875 | 340 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, 1993 | Nov 6, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-451-31974 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-451-31974 → 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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