WELL · 42-133-35645 · DISTRICT 7

Earnest #4

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Eastland County · Ranger (Black Lime West) field  · Vertical

Earnest #4 (API 42-133-35645) is a well in Eastland County operated by Ridge Oil Company, completed March 24, 1984.

The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 6, 1984, permitted to 3,900 ft.

Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Caddo, Lake Sand, Lake Sd, Lake Sd..

Its 4 leases have reported 2.86K barrels of oil and 229K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 14 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.

Operator of record

Ridge Oil Company

Based in
Breckenridge, TX
P-5 status
Active (A)
P-5 last filed
Oct 14, 2025
Permits on file
477
Phone
(254) 559-2297

SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE

What each RRC source says

Wellbore scheduleRidge Oil Company
Production reportsEastland Operating, L.L.C.through Dec 2019
Latest permitRidge Oil CompanyFeb 6, 1984

The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.

3,900
total depth, ft
1
permits on file
Feb 6, 1984
last permit issued
Mar 24, 1984
completed
2.86K
cumulative oil, bbl
229K
cumulative gas, mcf

PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026

Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file

Schedule
OFF SCHEDULE
Completed
Mar 24, 1984
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 4 leases this well is completed on; they carry 14 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →

LeaseFieldReporting operatorWellsOil, bblGas, mcfReported
Earnest "E" G-8-196659Ranger (Black Lime West)Eastland Operating, L.L.C.1039.5KMar 2003 – Jul 2026
Earnest (Lake Sand) Unit O-8-24463Ranger (Black Lime West)Eastland Operating, L.L.C.102.74K128KJan 1993 – Jul 2026
Earnest "E" O-8-32090Ranger (Black Lime West)Eastland Operating, L.L.C.21230Oct 2016 – Jul 2026
Earnest (Lake Sand) Unit G-8-118740Ranger (Black Lime West)Mustang Oil & Gas Corporation1061.6KJan 1993 – Feb 1997

No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.

Chain of custody

Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.

  1. 1Mustang Oil & Gas CorporationJan 1993 → Jun 1998
  2. 2Gruy Petroleum Management Co.Jul 1998 → Jan 1999
  3. 3R & B Energy Co.Feb 1999 → Nov 1999
  4. 4Eastland Operating, L.L.C.Dec 1999 → Dec 2019

Permits

PermitTypeOperatorReceivedIssuedSpudDepth
228381-99DrillRidge Oil CompanyFeb 2, 1984Feb 6, 1984—3,900

Completions

CompletedLeaseFieldOperatorStatusDepth
—— G-8-118740————
—— G-8-196659————
—— O-8-24463————
—— O-8-32090————

Formation tops

As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,598 ft elevation.Download CSV →

FormationMD ftSubsea
CaddoCADDO LS3,190-1,592
CaddoCADDO LS.3,190-1,592
CaddoCADDO LS.3,325-1,727
Lake Sand3,404-1,806
Lake SD3,404-1,806
Lake Sd.3,420-1,822
Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LS3,492-1,894
Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LS.3,492-1,894
Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS LS3,512-1,914

Perforations

Perforated and open-hole intervals.

FromToType
3,4083,422Perforated
3,4923,512Perforated

Casing

Strings as reported, shallowest first.

Casing inSet atHole inCement
8.62525112.25180 S
4.53,7857.875150 S
4.53,7858.625150 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 →

SuffixFiledW-2 / G-1 dateLogs referenced
00Feb 10, 2017Dec 7, 2016—
00Oct 7, 2003Apr 14, 2003—
00Sep 23, 2003——
00Jun 18, 1997Feb 28, 1997—
00May 28, 1997——
00Jun 10, 1991Apr 24, 1991—
00Feb 4, 1986Jan 22, 1986—
00Nov 26, 1985Oct 30, 1985—
00Nov 19, 1985——
00Apr 18, 1984Apr 3, 1984—
00Apr 17, 1984Apr 3, 1984—

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.

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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