WELL · 42-049-35703 · DISTRICT 7
Ratliff-Ford A #2A
Brown County · Brown County Regular field · Vertical
Ratliff-Ford A #2A (API 42-049-35703) is a plugged well in Brown County, plugged September 16, 2021, last operated by Cedar Ridge Energy Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 21, 1997, 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 6 formation tops, including Base Adams Branch, T/Cross Plains Sd., T/Cross Cut Sd., T/Upr. Fry Sd..
Its lease has reported 41 barrels of oil and 7 mcf of gas since October 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 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 | McBee, Jim Co.through Mar 1999 |
| Latest permit | McBee, JimMay 21, 1997 |
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
- 1
- permits on file
- May 21, 1997
- last permit issued
- Oct 5, 1997
- completed
- 41
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 7
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 5, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 16, 2021
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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratliff-Ford "A" O-8-28333 | Brown County Regular | Cedar Ridge Energy, Inc. | 3 | 41 | 7 | Oct 1997 – 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.
- 1McBee, JimOct 1997 → Mar 1998
- 2McBee, Jim Co.Apr 1998 → Mar 1999
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 462516-99 | Drill | McBee, Jim | May 16, 1997 | May 21, 1997 | May 27, 1997 | 1,999 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28333 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,523 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Base Adams Branch | 517 | 1,006 |
| T/Cross Plains Sd. | 584 | 939 |
| T/Cross Cut Sd. | 681 | 842 |
| T/Upr. Fry Sd. | 946 | 577 |
| T/Lwr. Fry Sd. | 1,001 | 522 |
| T/Caddo Lm. | 1,113 | 410 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 947 | 949 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.5 | 1,140 | 6.75 | 160 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 28, 1998 | Oct 31, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 29, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-049-35703 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-049-35703 → 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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