WELL · 42-481-34009 · DISTRICT 3
Balthrop C. E. et al Gas Unit #2
Wharton County · Balthrop (9000 Yegua) field · Directional · Sidetrack
Balthrop C. E. ET AL Gas Unit #2 (API 42-481-34009) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged July 8, 2000, last operated by Horizon Exploration Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 1997 and 2000, permitted to 9,600 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Yegua.
Operator of record
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 7, 2002 · 15 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Horizon Exploration Company |
| Production reports | Horizon Exploration Companythrough Mar 2000 |
| Latest permit | Horizon Exploration CompanyFeb 2, 2000 |
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Feb 2, 2000
- last permit issued
- Feb 6, 2000
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.26M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 1998 THROUGH Jul 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 6, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 8, 2000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthrop, C. E. et al Gas Unit G-3-168248 | Balthrop (9000 Yegua) | Horizon Exploration Company | 1 | 0 | 1.26M | Feb 1998 – Jul 2000 |
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.
- 1Hall-Houston Oil CompanyFeb 1998 → Sep 1998
- 2Carrizo Oil & Gas, Inc.Oct 1998 → Jul 1999
- 3Horizon Exploration CompanyFeb 2000 → Mar 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 491671-98 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Horizon Exploration Company | May 12, 2000 | Feb 2, 2000 | Feb 1, 2000 | 9,200 |
| 491671-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Horizon Exploration Company | Feb 2, 2000 | Feb 2, 2000 | — | 9,200 |
| 470380-99 | Drill | Hall-Houston Oil Company | Nov 21, 1997 | Nov 21, 1997 | Nov 27, 1997 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-168248 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 108 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| YeguaYEGUA 9000 | 9,032 | -8,924 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,026 | 9,053 | Perforated |
| 9,032 | 9,072 | Perforated |
| 9,094 | 9,102 | Perforated |
| 9,116 | 9,130 | Perforated |
| 9,144 | 9,162 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | 60 | 20 | — |
| 13.375 | 2,331 | 17.5 | 1,665 S |
| 9.625 | 6,815 | 12.25 | 800 S |
| 2.875 | 9,058 | 4.25 | 140 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 | May 7, 2001 | Apr 10, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 17, 1998 | Mar 11, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 8, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-481-34009 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34009 → 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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