WELL · 42-457-30442 · DISTRICT 3
Arco Fee -G- #2
Tyler County · Cinnabar (Upper Wilcox) field · Vertical
Arco Fee -G- #2 (API 42-457-30442) is a well in Tyler County operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc., completed December 28, 1989.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 6, 1989, permitted to 9,900 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Frio, T/Frio, T/Yegua, Yegua.
Its 2 leases have reported 142K barrels of oil and 174K 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
Ballard Exploration Company Inc.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 464
- Phone
- (713) 651-0181
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Neches Transport Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Oct 6, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 6, 1989
- last permit issued
- Dec 28, 1989
- completed
- 142K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 174K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 28, 1989
- 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 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arco Fee G O-3-20466 | Cinnabar (Upper Wilcox) | Neches Transport Inc. | 3 | 142K | 174K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-3-133807 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 700 · prior 12 1,649(-58%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Jan 1993 → Dec 2003
- 2Zinn Petroleum Co.Jan 2004 → Apr 2006
- 3Nadsoilco LLCMay 2006 → Sep 2020
- 4Mosman Operating, LLCNov 2020 → Dec 2025
- 5Neches Transport Inc.Feb 2026 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 364840-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Oct 6, 1989 | Oct 6, 1989 | Oct 21, 1989 | 9,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-133807 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-3-20466 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 105 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,078 | 9,082 | Perforated |
| 9,082 | 9,084 | Perforated |
| 9,087 | 9,090 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 2,538 | 11 | 793 S |
| 5.5 | 9,764 | 7.875 | 370 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 | Jun 7, 1990 | May 9, 1990 | — |
| 00 | May 24, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Apr 11, 1990 | Jan 25, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 31, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-457-30442 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-457-30442 → 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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