WELL · 42-135-36740 · DISTRICT 8
Ratliff Ranch -B- #1043
Ector County · Headlee N. (Devonian) field · Vertical
Ratliff Ranch -B- #1043 (API 42-135-36740) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged August 4, 2020, last operated by Merit Energy Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1993 and 2006, permitted to 12,900 ft.
Completion filings report 6 formation tops, including Yates, Grayburg, San Andres, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 30.1K barrels of oil and 253K mcf of gas since September 1993, last reporting in October 2020. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Nov 7, 2025
- Permits on file
- 1,049
- Phone
- (972) 701-8377
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Merit Energy Company |
| Production reports | Eureka Prospecting Companythrough Feb 2013 |
| Latest permit | Merit Energy CompanyOct 17, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 12,900
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Oct 17, 2006
- last permit issued
- Sep 30, 1993
- completed
- 30.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 253K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Oct 2020
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 30, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 4, 2020
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratliff Ranch -B- O-10-38031 | Dora Roberts (Consolidated) | Eureka Prospecting Company | 1 | 2.59K | 1.14K | Dec 2006 – Oct 2020 |
| Ratliff Ranch -B- O-10-33985 | Headlee, N. (Devonian) | Merit Energy Company | 1 | 27.5K | 252K | Sep 1993 – Mar 2008 |
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.
- 1Amoco Production CompanyOct 1993 → Feb 1997
- 2Altura Energy Ltd.Mar 1997 → Feb 1998
- 3Union Pacific Resources CompanyMar 1998 → Jan 2001
- 4Rme Petroleum CompanyFeb 2001 → Nov 2002
- 5Anadarko E&P Company LPDec 2002 → Nov 2004
- 6Merit Energy CompanyDec 2004 → Nov 2009
- 7PDC EnergyNov 2010 → Jun 2011
- 8Eureka Prospecting CompanyApr 2012 → Feb 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 627275-99 | Recompletion | Merit Energy Company | Oct 10, 2006 | Oct 17, 2006 | Oct 20, 2006 | 11,490 |
| 413438-99 | Drill | Amoco Production Company | Jul 2, 1993 | Jul 2, 1993 | Jul 7, 1993 | 12,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-33985 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-38031 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,017 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 3,127 | -110 |
| Grayburg | 4,772 | -1,755 |
| San Andres | 5,092 | -2,075 |
| Strawn | 10,762 | -7,745 |
| Devonian | 12,047 | -9,030 |
| Silurian (undifferentiated)SILURIAN | 12,819 | -9,802 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 9,745 | 9,760 | Perforated |
| 12,240 | 12,330 | Perforated |
| 12,346 | 12,376 | Perforated |
| 12,393 | 12,422 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 317 | — | 400 S |
| 13.375 | 377 | 17.5 | 400 S |
| 8.625 | 5,411 | 12.25 | 2,000 S |
| 8.625 | 5,411 | — | 2,000 S |
| 5.5 | 12,888 | — | 720 S |
| 5.5 | 12,888 | 7.875 | 1,260 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 | May 8, 2007 | Jan 5, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 7, 2007 | Oct 28, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1993 | Oct 28, 1993 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 10, 1993 | — | — |
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 42-135-36740 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-36740 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 0
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 0
- bbl, all reported
- —
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000114854 | H-1 Injection | Plugged Sep 1, 2020 | 4,000 | 6,023 | 12,047–12,888 |
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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