WELL · 42-041-30610 · DISTRICT 3
Ritchey Willis G. #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Vertical
Ritchey Willis G. #1 (API 42-041-30610) is a plugged well in Brazos County, plugged March 18, 2020, last operated by Phoenix Lease Services LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 29, 1981, permitted to 10,900 ft.
It was permitted by Galaxy Oil Company and has since transferred to Phoenix Lease Services LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 63 barrels of oil and 702 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2020.
Operator of record
Permitted by Galaxy Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 2 permits on file · (281) 536-2364
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Phoenix Lease Services LLC |
| Production reports | Advance Hydrocarbon Corporationthrough Aug 1993 |
| Latest permit | Galaxy Oil CompanyJun 29, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 29, 1981
- last permit issued
- May 12, 1994
- completed
- 63
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 702
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 12, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 18, 2020
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchey, Willis G. O-3-15313 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Phoenix Lease Services, LLC | 1 | 63 | 702 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2020 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Advance Hydrocarbon CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1993
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 124321-99 | Drill | Galaxy Oil Company | Jun 29, 1981 | Jun 29, 1981 | Jul 20, 1981 | 10,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-3-15313 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 279 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 10,000 | -9,721 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,605 | 4,770 | Perforated |
| 4,825 | 4,835 | Perforated |
| 4,865 | 4,875 | Perforated |
| 4,920 | 4,930 | Perforated |
| 10,316 | 10,396 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 3,014 | 11.25 | 990 S |
| 9.625 | 3,014 | 12.25 | 990 S |
| 2.375 | 10,190 | — | — |
| 7 | 10,472 | 7.75 | 628 S |
| 7 | 10,472 | 8.75 | 628 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 | Mar 13, 2014 | Apr 12, 2013 | — |
| 00 | May 31, 2013 | May 27, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Feb 12, 2013 | Dec 19, 2012 | — |
| 00 | Sep 12, 1994 | Jul 22, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Feb 24, 1982 | — |
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 42-041-30610 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-30610 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 722K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 40.7M
- bbl, all reported
- May 2020
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000080715 | W-14 Disposal | Plugged May 11, 2020 | 15,000 | 2,000 | 4,220–5,000 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 721,920 · prior 12 1,717,924(-58%)
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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