Texas gas well
ProducingBALLOON HOUND B
Balloon Hound B is a gas well in La Salle County, Texas, operated by Verdun Oil Ef II LLC in the Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field.
1 well
- Operator
- Verdun Oil Ef II LLC
- County
- La Salle County
- RRC lease
- 01-298724
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Where it sits
This county
- Oil, last 12 months
- 62,775 bbl
- Gas in Jul 2026
- 14,763 mcf
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- Operator
Operator changed: Verdun Oil Ef II LLC took over from Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC in Mar 2025.
- P-5
The previous operator's P-5 registration is listed as inactive since Nov 17, 2025 (last P-5 filed Mar 20, 2025).
SourceRailroad Commission production, P-5 and P-4 records, data through Jul 2026.
See why checks stop on this leaseProduction by month
Gas output since Sep 2024
Feb 2025 was not reported.
- Gas (bars)
- Oil (line)
- Last 12 months
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.
Where the gas went
85% of the gas went to a transmission line in the last 12 months
Flaring peaked at 12.0% of the gas in May 2026.
- Transmission line (2)
- Lease fuel (1)
- Flared (4)
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.
Transmission line (2)
85% · 247,087 mcf
Lease fuel (1)
13% · 38,043 mcf
Flared (4)
2.1% · 5,982 mcf
2.1% of the gas flared in the last 12 months. 5 months above 3%.
Who has run this lease
The operator changed once, most recently in Mar 2025
- Verdun Oil Ef II LLC Mar 2025 to now
- Ep Energy E&P Company, LLC Sep 2024 to Jan 2025
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026.
1 well on this lease
| API number | Well no. | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 42-283-37718 | 2H | Active |
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Wellbore Query.
Buyers and gatherers
| Company | Product | Role | Share% | From | Until |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvest Midstream Company | Condensate | Gathers | 100 | Mar 1, 2025 | – |
| Marathon Petroleum Company LP | Gas-well gas | Buys | 50 | Sep 18, 2024 | – |
| Symmetry Energy Solutions, LLC | Gas-well gas | Buys | 50 | Sep 18, 2024 | – |
| Camino Real Gathering Co. L.l.c. | Gas-well gas | Gathers | 100 | Sep 18, 2024 | – |
| Eastex Crude Company, LLC | Condensate | Gathers | 20 | Sep 18, 2024 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Enterprise Crude Oil LLC | Condensate | Gathers | 20 | Sep 18, 2024 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Flint Hills Resources, LP | Condensate | Gathers | 15 | Sep 18, 2024 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Gulfmark Energy, Inc. | Condensate | Gathers | 15 | Sep 18, 2024 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Plains Marketing, L.p. | Condensate | Gathers | 15 | Sep 18, 2024 | Mar 1, 2025 |
| Shell Trading (Us) Company | Condensate | Gathers | 15 | Sep 18, 2024 | Mar 1, 2025 |
SourceRailroad Commission Form P-4 file, Sep 24, 2026 (source).
3,121.29 acres on the newest permit
- Worth asking
An allocation well is on this lease
A well drilled across several tracts shares its production by an allocation formula, so the decimal is not always your acres over the unit acres. Ask the operator for the allocation formula and the tract factor for your land.
| API number | Well no. | Permit issued | Completed | Acreson the permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 42-283-37718 | 2H | Sep 3, 2024 | Sep 18, 2024 | 3,121.29 |
Estimate your royalty
23 months, newest first
| Month | Oil producedbbl | Oil soldbbl | Gas producedmcf | Gas soldmcf, codes 2+3 | Flaredmcf | WTI$/bbl | Henry Hub$/MMBtu |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 2026Verdun Oil | 2,783 | 2,748 | 14,763 | 12,913 | 304 | $80.46 | $2.89 |
| Jun 2026Verdun Oil | 2,955 | 2,965 | 14,329 | 12,597 | 562 | $84.81 | $3.15 |
| May 2026Verdun Oil | 3,287 | 3,286 | 15,474 | 12,455 | 1,863 | $102.13 | $2.94 |
| Apr 2026Verdun Oil | 3,881 | 3,908 | 18,225 | 15,386 | 1,029 | $100.32 | $2.77 |
| Mar 2026Verdun Oil | 4,407 | 4,388 | 19,670 | 17,679 | 166 | $91.38 | $3.04 |
| Feb 2026Verdun Oil | 4,033 | 4,089 | 19,835 | 17,491 | 75 | $64.51 | $3.62 |
| Jan 2026Verdun Oil | 4,761 | 4,757 | 26,941 | 13,622 | 158 | $60.04 | $7.72 |
| Dec 2025Verdun Oil | 4,741 | 4,744 | 20,059 | 16,575 | 219 | $57.97 | $4.26 |
| Nov 2025Verdun Oil | 5,834 | 5,883 | 34,142 | 30,534 | 221 | $60.06 | $3.79 |
| Oct 2025Verdun Oil | 7,232 | 7,288 | 36,915 | 33,234 | 230 | $60.89 | $3.19 |
| Sep 2025Verdun Oil | 8,345 | 8,404 | 31,795 | 29,402 | 549 | $63.96 | $2.97 |
| Aug 2025Verdun Oil | 10,516 | 10,495 | 38,964 | 35,199 | 606 | $64.86 | $2.91 |
| Jul 2025Verdun Oil | 14,601 | 14,653 | 40,492 | 36,660 | 189 | $68.39 | $3.20 |
| Jun 2025Verdun Oil | 21,050 | 21,183 | 34,115 | 30,601 | 444 | $68.17 | $3.02 |
| May 2025Verdun Oil | 24,612 | 24,451 | 25,542 | 21,952 | 936 | $62.17 | $3.12 |
| Apr 2025Verdun Oil | 8,716 | 8,456 | 7,085 | 5,770 | 430 | $63.54 | $3.42 |
| Mar 2025Verdun Oil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $68.24 | $4.12 |
| Feb 2025No report | – | – | – | – | – | $71.53 | $4.19 |
| Jan 2025Ep Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $75.74 | $4.13 |
| Dec 2024Ep Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $70.12 | $3.01 |
| Nov 2024Ep Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $69.95 | $2.12 |
| Oct 2024Ep Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $71.99 | $2.20 |
| Sep 2024Ep Energy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | $70.24 | $2.28 |
No report filed Flared above 3%
SourceTexas Railroad Commission Production Data Query, through Jul 2026. Prices: EIA, through Aug 2026. Updated Oct 2, 2026.
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Verdun Oil Ef II LLC in La Salle County
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