WELL · 42-003-05104 · DISTRICT 8

Ratliff & Bedford #2

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Andrews County · Bedford (Fusselman) field  · Vertical

Ratliff & Bedford #2 (API 42-003-05104) is a well in Andrews County operated by Shell Western E&P Inc., completed October 21, 1990.

The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits between 1983 and 1993, permitted to 11,413 ft.

Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Dev. Lime, Dev. Limepian, Devonian.

Its 2 leases have reported 262K barrels of oil and 345K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 6 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Shell Western E&P Inc.

Based in
Houston, TX
P-5 status
Inactive (I)
P-5 last filed
Sep 16, 1999
Permits on file
2,528
Phone
(281) 544-3215

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleShell Western E&P Inc.
Production reportsOccidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026
Latest permitShell Western E&P Inc.Jan 22, 1993

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

11,413
total depth, ft
3
permits on file
Jan 22, 1993
last permit issued
Oct 21, 1990
completed
262K
cumulative oil, bbl
345K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Oct 21, 1990
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 6 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Ratliff & Bedford O-10-11492Bedford (Wolfcamp)Hilcorp Energy Company6262K345KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
— O-10-28488——000—

Oil, barrels lease total

Last 12 months 8,842 · prior 12 8,102(+9%)

05001K202420252026

Gas, mcf lease total

Last 12 months 13,739 · prior 12 16,258(-15%)

02K4K6K202420252026

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
  2. 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
  3. 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Apr 2026

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
408287-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.Jan 20, 1993Jan 22, 1993Jan 15, 199311,413
402665-99RecompletionShell Western E&P Inc.Aug 24, 1992Sep 2, 1992Aug 17, 199211,413
193166-99OtherShell Oil CompanyMay 3, 1983May 3, 1983—11,413

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— O-10-11492————
—— O-10-28488————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,205 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
Wolfcamp7,774-4,569
Dev. Lime8,761-5,556
Dev. Limepian8,761-5,556
DevonianDEVONIAN LIME8,761-5,556
DevonianDEVONIAN CHERT9,055-5,850
Dev. Chert9,065-5,860
DevonianDEVONIAN CHERT9,065-5,860
Fusselman9,675-6,470
Ellenburger11,011-7,806

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
7,7547,821Perforated
9,6959,757Perforated
11,02511,413Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
13.37532617.25500 S
13.37532617.5500 S
13.375326—500 S
9.6254,256124,500 S
9.6254,256—4,500 S
2.8759,761——
711,0258.751,000 S
711,025—1,000 S
5.511,0257.8751,000 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00May 3, 1993Feb 3, 1993—
00Oct 26, 1992Sep 10, 1992Yes
00Sep 24, 1992Jan 28, 1991—
00Jun 20, 1991Jan 28, 1991—
00Nov 28, 1989Oct 17, 1989—
00May 25, 1984——
00Jan 12, 1984Nov 16, 1983—
00Jan 12, 1984——

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.

Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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