WELL · 42-127-34591 · DISTRICT 1
Ritchie Farms #20H
Dimmit County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Producing · Horizontal
Ritchie Farms #20H (API 42-127-34591) is a horizontal well in Dimmit County operated by Verdun Oil EF II LLC, completed November 11, 2012 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued March 27, 2012, permitted to 9,600 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 in July 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.Mar 27, 2012 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,600
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 27, 2012
- last permit issued
- Nov 11, 2012
- completed
- 19.6M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.8M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Nov 11, 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 – Jul 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 734097-98 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Apr 3, 2012 | Mar 27, 2012 | Oct 17, 2012 | 9,600 |
| 734097-99 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Feb 16, 2012 | Mar 27, 2012 | Apr 21, 2012 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-15315 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 457 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Ancc | 6,929 | -6,472 |
| Astn | 7,252 | -6,795 |
| Egfd | 7,775 | -7,318 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,147 | 14,112 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,607 | 12.25 | 750 S |
| 5.5 | 6,850 | 8.5 | 1,805 S |
| 5.5 | 14,298 | 8.5 | 1,805 S |
| 5 | 14,298 | 8.5 | 1,805 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 | Apr 26, 2013 | Feb 21, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 19, 2012 | Jul 26, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-127-34591 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-34591 → 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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