WELL · 42-173-31969 · DISTRICT 8
Ratliff 46 -B- #1
Glasscock County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Ratliff 46 -B- #1 (API 42-173-31969) is a plugged well in Glasscock County, plugged October 3, 2008, last operated by Northstar Operating Company.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1987 and 1988, permitted to 10,800 ft.
It was permitted by Mwj Producing Company and has since transferred to Northstar Operating Company on the wellbore schedule.
Its lease has reported 16.8K barrels of oil and 22.6K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in January 2009.
Operator of record
Permitted by MWJ Producing Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 2019 · 39 permits on file · (432) 684-5765
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Northstar Operating Company |
| Production reports | Northstar Operating Companythrough Dec 2006 |
| Latest permit | MWJ Producing CompanyJun 7, 1988 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 10,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jun 7, 1988
- last permit issued
- May 19, 1988
- completed
- 16.8K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 22.6K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jan 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 1988
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Oct 3, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratliff 46 -B- O-10-31848 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Northstar Operating Company | 1 | 16.8K | 22.6K | Jan 1993 – Jan 2009 |
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.
- 1MWJ Producing CompanyJan 1993 → Jan 1996
- 2Limark CorporationFeb 1996 → Dec 2003
- 3Northstar Operating CompanyJan 2004 → Oct 2006
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 347422-99 | Recompletion | MWJ Producing Company | Jun 6, 1988 | Jun 7, 1988 | — | 10,430 |
| 325011-99 | Drill | MWJ Producing Company | Jan 2, 1987 | Jan 5, 1987 | — | 10,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-31848 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 7,480 | 7,744 | Perforated |
| 7,916 | 8,598 | Perforated |
| 9,322 | 9,336 | Perforated |
| 10,231 | 10,318 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13.375 | 320 | 17.5 | 350 S |
| 9.625 | 3,600 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 7 | 8,488 | 8.75 | 600 S |
| 4.5 | 10,430 | 6.125 | 275 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 | Jun 27, 1988 | Jun 7, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 24, 1988 | — | — |
| 00 | Mar 25, 1987 | Mar 6, 1987 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 16, 1987 | — | — |
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 42-173-31969 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-173-31969 → 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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