WELL · 42-481-34950 · DISTRICT 3
Pierce Estate A #1ST
Wharton County · Pierce (Yegua DY-1) field · Directional
Pierce Estate A #1ST (API 42-481-34950) is a plugged well in Wharton County, plugged June 2, 2020, last operated by Ballard Exploration Company Inc..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits (amended once) between 2007 and 2011, permitted to 11,000 ft.
Completion filings report 12 formation tops, including Frio, Vicksburg, Jackson, Yegua.
Operator of record
Ballard Exploration Company Inc.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Dec 4, 2025 · 464 permits on file · (800) 992-8924
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ballard Exploration Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.through Jul 2018 |
| Latest permit | Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Mar 28, 2011 |
- 11,000
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Mar 28, 2011
- last permit issued
- Mar 27, 2014
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.77M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2008 THROUGH Nov 2025
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 27, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 2, 2020
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pierce Estate A G-3-263198 | Pierce (Yegua DY-1) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 3.28M | Jan 2011 – Nov 2025 |
| Pierce Estate A G-3-249131 | EL Campo (Yegua) | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | 1 | 0 | 490K | Apr 2008 – Jun 2020 |
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.
- 1Ballard Exploration Company,inc.Apr 2008 → Jul 2018
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 712460-99 | Recompletion | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Mar 21, 2011 | Mar 28, 2011 | Jan 21, 2011 | 11,000 |
| 651783-98 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Jan 22, 2008 | Dec 27, 2007 | Feb 1, 2008 | 11,000 |
| 651783-99 | Drill | Ballard Exploration Company,inc. | Dec 19, 2007 | Dec 27, 2007 | Jan 30, 2008 | 11,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-249131 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — G-3-263198 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 101 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| FrioFRIO - DISPOSAL | 4,439 | -4,338 |
| FrioTOP FRIO | 4,440 | -4,339 |
| VicksburgTOP VICKSBURG | 6,870 | -6,769 |
| JacksonTOP JACKSON | 7,750 | -7,649 |
| JacksonTOP JACKSON | 7,780 | -7,679 |
| YeguaYEGUA - DISPOSAL | 9,180 | -9,079 |
| YeguaTOP YEGUA | 9,500 | -9,399 |
| AnahuacANAHUAC - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Boling Dome - Disposal | — | — |
| CatahoulaCATAHOULA - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Gretta - Disposal | — | — |
| Hungerford - Disposal | — | — |
| Miocene (undifferentiated)MIOCENE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Whitsett - Disposal | — | — |
| WilcoxWILCOX - DISPOSAL | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,707 | 9,748 | Perforated |
| 9,783 | 9,792 | Perforated |
| 10,062 | 10,074 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 2,950 | 17.5 | 2,383 S |
| 9.625 | 8,340 | 12.25 | 836 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 | Aug 31, 2016 | Aug 26, 2016 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 2012 | Apr 4, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Sep 3, 2009 | Sep 4, 2008 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 11, 2009 | — | — |
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 42-481-34950 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-481-34950 → 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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