WELL · 42-003-38529 · DISTRICT 8
Ratliff & Bedford #44
Andrews County · Bedford (Devonian) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ratliff & Bedford #44 (API 42-003-38529) is a well in Andrews County operated by Hilcorp Energy Company, completed December 8, 1999 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 22, 1999, permitted to 9,300 ft.
It was permitted by Altura Energy Ltd. and has since transferred to Hilcorp Energy Company on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Wichita-Albany, Wolfcamp, Woodford, Devonian.
Its lease has reported 5.79M barrels of oil and 6.44M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 48 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Altura Energy Ltd.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 26, 2026 · 3,453 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 | Altura Energy Ltd.Sep 22, 1999 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,300
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 22, 1999
- last permit issued
- Dec 8, 1999
- completed
- 5.79M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.44M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 8, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 48 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 487604-99 | Drill | Altura Energy Ltd. | Sep 15, 1999 | Sep 22, 1999 | Oct 10, 1999 | 9,300 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-361 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,191 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA | 7,053 | -3,862 |
| Wolfcamp | 7,765 | -4,574 |
| Woodford | 8,368 | -5,177 |
| Devonian | 8,815 | -5,624 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 9,209 | -6,018 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,864 | 9,190 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 1,507 | 12.25 | 660 S |
| 7 | 9,300 | 8.75 | 800 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 | Nov 22, 2000 | Jan 21, 2000 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 18, 2000 | — | — |
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 42-003-38529 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-38529 → 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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