WELL · 42-127-34674 · DISTRICT 1
Ritchie Farms #23H
Dimmit County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Horizontal
Ritchie Farms #23H (API 42-127-34674) is a horizontal well in Dimmit County operated by Verdun Oil EF II LLC, completed December 11, 2012.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 12, 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 Astn, Egfd, Egfd Org.
Its 2 leases have reported 19.7M barrels of oil and 48.9M mcf of gas since December 2010, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 95 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.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 48 permits on file · (800) 770-1082
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.Apr 12, 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
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 12, 2012
- last permit issued
- Dec 11, 2012
- completed
- 19.7M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 48.9M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2010 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 11, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 95 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 |
| Ritchie Farms E Unit O-1-19596 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | 1 | 69K | 132K | Jan 2019 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 289,355 · prior 12 364,241(-21%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 889,777 · prior 12 1,252,285(-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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 737018-99 | Drill | EL Paso E & P Company, L. P. | Mar 27, 2012 | Apr 12, 2012 | Nov 5, 2012 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-15315 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-19596 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 452 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Astn | 6,871 | -6,419 |
| Egfd | 7,292 | -6,840 |
| Egfd Org | 7,722 | -7,270 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,160 | 16,496 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,603 | 12.25 | 745 S |
| 5.5 | 6,725 | 8.75 | 1,960 S |
| 5 | 16,683 | 8.75 | 1,960 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 10, 2019 | Nov 27, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Feb 10, 2014 | Nov 27, 2013 | — |
| 00 | Apr 25, 2013 | Feb 20, 2013 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 6, 2013 | Nov 13, 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 42-127-34674 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-34674 → 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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