WELL · 42-173-31754 · DISTRICT 8
Ratliff -43- A #4
Glasscock County · Dewey Lake S. (Strawn) field · Vertical
Ratliff -43- A #4 (API 42-173-31754) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged June 4, 2018, last operated by Parsley Energy Operations LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 27, 1984, permitted to 10,350 ft.
It was permitted by B & G Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Parsley Energy Operations LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Spraberry, Wichita-Albany, Dean.
Its lease has reported 14.8K barrels of oil and 1.14M mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in April 2019. The lease carries 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by B & G Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Irving, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Jul 21, 2022
- Permits on file
- 2,477
- Phone
- (972) 969-4051
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Parsley Energy Operations LLC |
| Production reports | Draco Energy, Inc.through Jun 2014 |
| Latest permit | B & G Energy CorporationNov 27, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,350
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 27, 1984
- last permit issued
- Jan 20, 1985
- completed
- 14.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.14M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Apr 2019
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 20, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jun 4, 2018
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratliff -43- A O-10-30747 | Dewey Lake, S. (Strawn) | Parsley Energy Operations, LLC | 3 | 14.8K | 1.14M | Jan 1993 – Apr 2019 |
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.
- 1Draco Energy, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2014
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 259162-99 | Drill | B & G Energy Corporation | Nov 26, 1984 | Nov 27, 1984 | Dec 11, 1984 | 10,350 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 20, 1985 | Ratliff -43- A O-10-30747 | Dewey Lake S. (Strawn) | Parsley Energy Operations LLC | Plugged | — |
| Jan 20, 1985 | Ratliff -43 A- O-10-28785 | Arlis (Strawn) | B & G Energy Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,724 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | 5,971 | -3,247 |
| SpraberryUPPER SPRABERRY | 6,285 | -3,561 |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | 7,938 | -5,214 |
| DeanBASE OF DEAN | 8,240 | -5,516 |
| Strawn | 10,164 | -7,440 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 10,244 | 10,248 | Perforated |
| 10,263 | 10,274 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 344 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 3,618 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 8,275 | 8.75 | 200 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 | Jul 16, 1986 | Feb 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 8, 1986 | Feb 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jun 25, 1986 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 21, 1985 | Feb 8, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Feb 20, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-173-31754 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31754 → 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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