TEXAS · WELLS · DENTON COUNTY · RICKRICH UNIT LEASE · API 42-121-31974 · DISTRICT 7C
Rickrich Unit #3
Denton County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Producing · Vertical
Rickrich Unit #3 (API 42-121-31974) is a well in Denton County operated by Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P., completed September 23, 2003 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule, shut in August 1, 2026.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 3, 2003, permitted to 8,623 ft.
It was permitted by Burlington Resources O & G CO LP and has since transferred to Lime Rock Resources IV-A L.P. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Caddo, Barnett, Viola.
Its lease has reported 11.7K barrels of oil and 590K mcf of gas since September 2003, last reporting volume in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Burlington Resources O & G Co LP; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Mar 18, 2025
- Permits on file
- 117
- Phone
- (713) 292-9510
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. |
| Production reports | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Burlington Resources O & G Co LPJun 3, 2003 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,623
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 3, 2003
- last permit issued
- Sep 23, 2003
- completed
- 11.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 590K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · OCT 2003 THROUGH JUL 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 23, 2003
- Shut in
- Aug 1, 2026
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rickrich Unit G-13-197799 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P. | 1 | 11.7K | 590K | Sep 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 7,038 · prior 12 7,352(-4%)
Wells named Rickrich Unit
Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Denton County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Burlington Resources O & G Co LPOct 2003 → Oct 2018
- 2Lime Rock Resources IV-a, L.P.Nov 2018 → Jul 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 532654-99 | Drill | Burlington Resources O & G Co LP | Jun 2, 2003 | Jun 3, 2003 | Aug 18, 2003 | 9,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 23, 2003 | Rickrich Unit G-13-197799 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Lime Rock Resources IV-a L.P. | Producing · shut in Aug 1, 2026 | 8,623 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 805 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,648 | 8,440 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,040 | 12.25 | 490 S |
| 5.5 | 8,623 | 7.875 | 499 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Mar 31, 2004 | Nov 12, 2003 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 2004 | Oct 30, 2003 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 4, 2003 | — | — |
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 42-121-31974 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-121-31974 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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