TEXAS · WELLS · DIMMIT COUNTY · RITCHIE FARMS LEASE · API 42-127-34420 · DISTRICT 01
Ritchie Farms #16H
Dimmit County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Producing · Horizontal
Ritchie Farms #16H (API 42-127-34420) is a horizontal well in Dimmit County operated by Verdun Oil EF II LLC, completed May 10, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued December 14, 2011, permitted to 7,805 ft.
It was permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P. and has since transferred to Verdun Oil EF II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Ancc, Astn, Egfd.
Its lease has reported 19.6M barrels of oil and 48.8M mcf of gas since December 2010, last reporting volume in April 2026. The lease carries 94 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by El Paso E & P Company, L. P.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 26, 2026
- Permits on file
- 48
- Phone
- (713) 337-9300
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Verdun Oil EF II LLC |
| Production reports | Verdun Oil EF II LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Dec 14, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,805
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Dec 14, 2011
- last permit issued
- May 10, 2012
- completed
- 19.6M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2010 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 10, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- 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.
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 94 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie Farms O-1-15315 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | 94 | 19.6M | 48.8M | Dec 2010 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 282,867 · prior 12 356,801(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 873,503 · prior 12 1,238,358(-29%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1El Paso E & P Company, L. P.Dec 2010 → Jul 2012
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 2012 → Apr 2022
- 3EP Energy E&P Company, LLCMay 2022 → Feb 2025
- 4Verdun Oil EF II LLCMar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 728614-97 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Mar 12, 2012 | Dec 14, 2011 | Apr 11, 2012 | 9,600 |
| 728614-98 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Feb 16, 2012 | Dec 14, 2011 | — | 9,600 |
| 728614-99 | Drill | El Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Nov 18, 2011 | Dec 14, 2011 | Feb 14, 2012 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 10, 2012 | Ritchie Farms O-1-15315 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | Producing | 7,805 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 453 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ancc | 7,015 | -6,562 |
| Astn | 7,449 | -6,996 |
| Egfd | 7,845 | -7,392 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,272 | 14,203 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,606 | 12.25 | 815 S |
| 5.5 | 14,389 | 8.5 | 1,985 S |
| 5 | 14,389 | 8.5 | 1,985 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 | Jan 29, 2013 | Nov 7, 2012 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 2012 | Apr 23, 2012 | Yes |
Well logs
2 logs loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Nov 12, 2014. Cased hole, Resistivity. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SURVEYS CASED HOLESpans Ancc, Astn, Egfd | TIFF | 6,896 to 14,389 | Jun 13, 2014run Feb 24, 2012 | 0.38 |
| RESISTIVITYSpans Ancc, Astn, Egfd | TIFF | 6,900 to 14,200 | Nov 12, 2014 | 0.38 |
"Spans" is by this well's own filed formation tops: a formation runs from its top to the next deeper top filed, and the deepest runs to the bottom of the log. Depths are measured along the wellbore, so on a horizontal the lateral counts in the formation it was landed in.
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 42-127-34420 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-34420 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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