WELL · 42-049-33380 · DISTRICT 7
Ratliff-Ford #4
Brown County · Brown County Regular field · Vertical
Ratliff-Ford #4 (API 42-049-33380) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged December 21, 2001, last operated by Cedar Ridge Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 16, 1982, permitted to 1,999 ft.
It was permitted by Mcbee, Jim and has since transferred to Cedar Ridge Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including B/Adams Branch, Cross Cut, T/Fry, Fry.
Its lease has reported 22K barrels of oil and 43 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by McBee, Jim; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Coleman, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jun 4, 2026 · (325) 669-3428
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Cedar Ridge Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Cedar Ridge Energy, Inc.through Jun 2017 |
| Latest permit | Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc.Dec 16, 1982 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,999
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 16, 1982
- last permit issued
- Oct 19, 2000
- completed
- 22K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 43
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 19, 2000
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 21, 2001
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 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratliff-Ford O-8-17273 | Brown County Regular | Cedar Ridge Energy, Inc. | 7 | 22K | 43 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Heartland Resources, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jul 1994
- 2Caddo Operating Inc.Aug 1994 → Apr 1995
- 3Window Operating Co., TheMay 1995 → Mar 1996
- 4McBee, JimApr 1996 → Mar 1998
- 5McBee, Jim Co.Apr 1998 → Mar 2012
- 6Gassiot Holding CorporationApr 2012 → Mar 2016
- 7Cedar Ridge Energy, Inc.Jun 2016 → Jun 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 180361-98 | Drill | McBee, Jim | Dec 30, 1996 | Dec 16, 1982 | — | 1,999 |
| 180361-99 | Drill | Sequoia Fossil Fuels, Inc. | Dec 16, 1982 | Dec 16, 1982 | — | 1,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-17273 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,511 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| B/Adams Branch | 518 | 993 |
| Cross Cut | 698 | 813 |
| T/Fry | 940 | 571 |
| Fry | 948 | 563 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 648 | 952 | Perforated |
| 948 | 952 | Perforated |
| — | 952 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2.375 | 950 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 999 | 7.875 | 240 S |
| 4.5 | 1,000 | 7.875 | 240 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 | Dec 7, 2000 | Nov 2, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 9, 2000 | Apr 12, 2000 | — |
| 00 | May 11, 1998 | Apr 6, 1998 | — |
| 00 | May 12, 1997 | Nov 25, 1996 | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jul 19, 1983 | — |
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 42-049-33380 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-33380 → 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
- 8.48K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 32.4K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 2001
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000085867 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Jan 3, 2002 | 250 | 300 | 948–952 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 8,475 · prior 12 18,780(-55%)
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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