WELL · 42-135-40700 · DISTRICT 8
Ratliff Ranch A #1
Ector County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Ratliff Ranch A #1 (API 42-135-40700) is a plugged well in Ector County, plugged August 17, 2020, last operated by Slant Operating LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued December 15, 2010, permitted to 14,000 ft.
It was permitted by Eureka Prospecting Company and has since transferred to Slant Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Wolfcamp, Cisco, Canyon, Atoka.
Its lease has reported 13.6K barrels of oil and 47.8K mcf of gas since April 2013, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Eureka Prospecting Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Lafayette, LA · P-5 Y, filed Oct 4, 2025 · 194 permits on file · (337) 534-0135
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Slant Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Slant Operating, LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Eureka Prospecting CompanyDec 15, 2010 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 15, 2010
- last permit issued
- Aug 1, 2012
- completed
- 13.6K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 47.8K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2013 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 1, 2012
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 17, 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 lease 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 "A" O-10-46044 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Slant Operating, LLC | 2 | 13.6K | 47.8K | Apr 2013 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 1,487 · prior 12 1,822(-18%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 8,401 · prior 12 9,253(-9%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Eureka Prospecting CompanyApr 2014 → Jun 2023
- 2Slant Operating, LLCJul 2023 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 706843-98 | Drill | Eureka Prospecting Company | Jan 19, 2015 | Dec 15, 2010 | Jan 27, 2012 | 10,700 |
| 706843-99 | Drill | Eureka Prospecting Company | Dec 9, 2010 | Dec 15, 2010 | Jan 27, 2012 | 14,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-46044 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,004 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 8,845 | 8,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 1,619 | 17.5 | 1,650 S |
| 9.625 | 5,353 | 12.25 | 1,200 S |
| 5.5 | 10,899 | 7.875 | 1,350 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 29, 2015 | Mar 6, 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 42-135-40700 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-135-40700 → 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.
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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