WELL · 42-163-31883 · DISTRICT 1
Ritchie -C- #1
Frio County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Ritchie -C- #1 (API 42-163-31883) is a plugged horizontal well in Frio County, plugged January 18, 2008, last operated by Ritchie H. G. JR..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1980 and 1989, permitted to 9,000 ft.
It was permitted by Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. and has since transferred to Ritchie H. G. JR. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its lease has reported 999 barrels of oil and 6 mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Taft, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2008 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ritchie H. G. Jr. |
| Production reports | Ritchie, H. G. Jr.through Sep 1994 |
| Latest permit | Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc.Dec 18, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 9,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Dec 18, 1989
- last permit issued
- Jan 17, 1990
- completed
- 999
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 17, 1990
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 18, 2008
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie -C- O-1-9606 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Ritchie, H. G. Jr. | 1 | 999 | 6 | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Ritchie, H. G. Jr.Apr 1994 → Sep 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 367802-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Kebo Oil & Gas, Inc. | Dec 18, 1989 | Dec 18, 1989 | — | 9,000 |
| 100395-99 | Drill | Ritchie, H. G. Jr. | Nov 25, 1980 | Nov 25, 1980 | Feb 18, 1981 | 7,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-9606 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 578 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,684 | -6,106 |
| Austin Chalk | 6,700 | -6,122 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,700 | 8,318 | Open hole |
| 6,752 | 7,136 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 760 | 14.75 | 565 S |
| 7 | 6,359 | 9.875 | 1,850 S |
| 7 | 6,686 | 9.875 | 1,850 sx |
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 | Mar 9, 1990 | Feb 15, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jul 3, 1984 | Jul 22, 1983 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 30, 1984 | Jul 22, 1983 | — |
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 42-163-31883 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-163-31883 → 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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