TEXAS · WELLS · BRAZOS COUNTY · RITCHEY LEASE · API 42-041-31777 · DISTRICT 03
Ritchey #1
Brazos County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Horizontal
Ritchey #1 (API 42-041-31777) is a plugged horizontal well in Brazos County, plugged July 30, 2014, last operated by Enervest Operating L.L.C..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued September 21, 1993, permitted to 14,089 ft.
It was permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc. and has since transferred to Enervest Operating L.L.C. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wilcox, Taylor, Pecan Gap, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 117K barrels of oil and 1.11M mcf of gas since November 1993, last reporting in October 2014.
Operator of record
Permitted by Bexco Operating, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 13, 2026
- Permits on file
- 1,249
- Phone
- (713) 659-3500
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Enervest Operating L.L.C. |
| Production reports | Enervest Operating, L.L.C.through Jun 2013 |
| Latest permit | Bexco Operating, Inc.Sep 21, 1993 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,089
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 21, 1993
- last permit issued
- Nov 3, 1993
- completed
- 117K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.11M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 1993 THROUGH Oct 2014
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 3, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 30, 2014
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 O-3-22232 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Enervest Operating, L.L.C. | 1 | 117K | 1.11M | Nov 1993 – Oct 2014 |
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.
- 1Bexco Operating, Inc.Nov 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Union Pacific Resources CompanyMar 1997 → Jan 2001
- 3Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 4Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Jul 2007
- 5Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2007 → Dec 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 416267-98 | Drill | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Dec 3, 1993 | Sep 21, 1993 | Oct 1, 1993 | 14,089 |
| 416267-99 | Drill | Bexco Operating, Inc. | Sep 21, 1993 | Sep 21, 1993 | — | 11,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 3, 1993 | Ritchey O-3-22232 | Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) | Enervest Operating L.L.C. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 289 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| WilcoxBASE OF WILCOX | 6,215 | -5,926 |
| Taylor | 7,920 | -7,631 |
| TaylorTOP OF TAYLOR | 7,920 | -7,631 |
| Pecan GapBASE OF PECAN GAP | 9,525 | -9,236 |
| Austin Chalk | 9,950 | -9,661 |
| Austin ChalkTOP OF AUSTIN CHALK | 9,950 | -9,661 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,950 | 14,089 | Perforated |
| 10,100 | 14,089 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,900 | 14.75 | 547 S |
| 10.75 | 2,920 | 14.75 | 1,850 S |
| 7.625 | 10,100 | 9.875 | 349 S |
| 9.875 | 10,157 | 9.875 | 349 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 7, 1994 | May 4, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Feb 16, 1994 | Jan 10, 1994 | — |
| 00 | Jan 24, 1994 | Dec 23, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 30, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-041-31777 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-041-31777 → 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.
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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