TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · API 42-003-05116 · DISTRICT 7B
Ratliff & Bedford #18
Andrews County · Bedford (Devonian) field · Vertical
Ratliff & Bedford #18 (API 42-003-05116) is a plugged well in Andrews County, plugged May 18, 2023, last operated by Hilcorp Energy Company.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 11, 1991, permitted to 11,442 ft.
It was permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Devonian, Fusselman, Simpson, McKee.
Its 2 leases have reported 6.17M barrels of oil and 6.75M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 57 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Shell Western E&P Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 27, 2026
- Permits on file
- 3,458
- Phone
- (713) 209-2400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Hilcorp Energy Companythrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Apr 11, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,442
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 11, 1991
- last permit issued
- Jul 13, 1991
- completed
- 6.17M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.75M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 13, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- May 18, 2023
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 57 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratliff & Bedford O-10-361 | Bedford (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 48 | 5.79M | 6.44M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2026 |
| Ratliff & Bedford O-10-362 | Bedford (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 9 | 385K | 318K | Jan 1993 – Aug 2017 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 113,336 · prior 12 113,014(+0%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 115,675 · prior 12 104,248(+11%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Shell Western E&P Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Apr 2000
- 3Occidental Permian Ltd.May 2000 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 386564-99 | Recompletion | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Apr 9, 1991 | Apr 11, 1991 | May 21, 1991 | 11,442 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 1991 | Ratliff & Bedford O-10-361 | Bedford (Devonian) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
| — | Ratliff & Bedford O-10-362 | Bedford (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,214 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Devonian | 8,894 | -5,680 |
| Fusselman | 9,808 | -6,594 |
| Simpson | 10,368 | -7,154 |
| McKee | 10,695 | -7,481 |
| Ellenburger | 11,168 | -7,954 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,001 | 9,086 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 335 | 17 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 4,249 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 11,442 | 7.875 | 650 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Nov 12, 1991 | Aug 8, 1991 | Yes |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 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.
- Wellbore filings for 42-003-05116 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-05116 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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