WELL · 42-003-05834 · DISTRICT 8
Ratliff & Bedford #15
Andrews County · Bedford (Ellenburger) field · Vertical
Ratliff & Bedford #15 (API 42-003-05834) is a well in Andrews County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed November 28, 1979.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1979 and 1994, permitted to 11,283 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 Wolfcamp, Devonian, Fusselman, McKee.
Its 3 leases have reported 6.43M barrels of oil and 7.1M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 63 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.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,454 permits on file · (713) 209-2411
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Hilcorp Energy Company |
| Production reports | Occidental Permian Ltd.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Shell Western E&P Inc.Mar 4, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,283
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 4, 1994
- last permit issued
- Nov 28, 1979
- completed
- 6.43M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7.1M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 28, 1979
- 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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 63 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 – Jul 2026 |
| Ratliff & Bedford O-10-362 | Bedford (Ellenburger) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 9 | 385K | 318K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
| Ratliff & Bedford O-10-11492 | Bedford (Wolfcamp) | Hilcorp Energy Company | 6 | 262K | 345K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 122,178 · prior 12 121,116(+1%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 129,414 · prior 12 120,506(+7%)
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 421582-99 | Other | Shell Western E&P Inc. | Feb 28, 1994 | Mar 4, 1994 | Jan 3, 1995 | 11,283 |
| 65462-99 | Other | Shell Oil Company | Dec 4, 1979 | Dec 4, 1979 | — | 11,283 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-361 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-362 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-11492 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,207 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wolfcamp | 7,740 | -4,533 |
| Devonian | 8,724 | -5,517 |
| Fusselman | 9,644 | -6,437 |
| McKee | 10,500 | -7,293 |
| Ellenburger | 10,972 | -7,765 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,754 | 7,873 | Perforated |
| 10,964 | 11,212 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 305 | 18 | 300 S |
| 13.375 | 315 | 18 | 300 S |
| 8.625 | 4,250 | 11 | 2,200 S |
| 8.625 | 4,251 | 11 | 2,200 S |
| 2.875 | 10,075 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 11,276 | 7.875 | 450 S |
| 5.5 | 11,279 | 7.875 | 450 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 | Jan 4, 2001 | Oct 13, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jan 19, 1996 | Sep 11, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 2, 1995 | — | — |
| 00 | May 25, 1984 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jan 25, 1980 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Oct 6, 1972 | — |
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 42-003-05834 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-05834 → scanned completion filings
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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