WELL · 42-127-36544 · DISTRICT 1
Ritchie Farms J Unit #75H
Dimmit County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) field · Producing · Horizontal
Ritchie Farms J Unit #75H (API 42-127-36544) is a horizontal well in Dimmit County operated by Verdun Oil EF II LLC, completed February 27, 2015 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 21, 2014, permitted to 8,171 ft.
It was permitted by EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. and has since transferred to Verdun Oil EF II LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 9 formation tops, including Escondido, Olmos, San Miguel, Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 847K barrels of oil and 1.95M mcf of gas since November 2014, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by EP Energy 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 | EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Aug 21, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,171
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 21, 2014
- last permit issued
- Feb 27, 2015
- completed
- 847K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.95M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Nov 2014 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 27, 2015
- 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 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie Farms J Unit O-1-18260 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | 3 | 847K | 1.95M | Nov 2014 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,519 · prior 12 17,833(-30%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 20,384 · prior 12 20,698(-2%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1EP Energy E&P Company, L.P.Mar 2015 → Apr 2022
- 2EP Energy E&P Company, LLCMay 2022 → Feb 2025
- 3Verdun Oil EF II LLCMar 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 792117-99 | Drill | EP Energy E&P Company, L.P. | Jul 21, 2014 | Aug 21, 2014 | Oct 24, 2014 | 9,600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 2015 | Ritchie Farms J Unit O-1-18260 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-1) | Verdun Oil EF II LLC | Producing | 8,171 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 454 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| EscondidoESCONDIDO - DISPOSAL | 4,273 | -3,819 |
| OlmosOLMOS - DISPOSAL | 5,365 | -4,911 |
| San MiguelSAN MIGUEL - H2S | 6,325 | -5,871 |
| San MiguelSAN MIGUEL - H2S | 6,335 | -5,881 |
| Austin ChalkAUSTIN CHALK - H2S | 7,361 | -6,907 |
| Eagle FordEAGLE FORD - H2S | 7,817 | -7,363 |
| EdwardsEDWARDS - H2S | — | — |
| GeorgetownGEORGETOWN - H2S | — | — |
| Glen RoseGLEN ROSE - DISPOSAL | — | — |
| Pearsall | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,281 | 15,820 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 2,602 | 12.25 | 660 S |
| 5.5 | 15,948 | 8.75 | 1,955 S |
| 5 | 15,948 | 8.75 | 1,955 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 | Aug 4, 2015 | Mar 27, 2015 | — |
| 00 | Jun 30, 2015 | Feb 10, 2015 | 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 42-127-36544 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-127-36544 → 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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