WELL · 42-177-30944 · DISTRICT 1
Ritchie Miller Unit #1
Gonzales County · Nixon field · Vertical
Ritchie Miller Unit #1 (API 42-177-30944) is a plugged well in Gonzales County, plugged December 16, 1987, last operated by Challenger Oil.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 10, 1981, permitted to 6,000 ft.
It was permitted by Evergreen Oil Corporation and has since transferred to Challenger Oil on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Evergreen Oil Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Challenger Oil |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Evergreen Oil CorporationApr 10, 1981 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 10, 1981
- last permit issued
- May 19, 1981
- completed
- —
- cumulative oil, bbl
- —
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 19, 1981
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Dec 16, 1987
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.
Only the permit record exists for this well so far, here and in the RRC's wellbore query. Completion reports, formation tops, lease production, and the scanned filings appear once the operator files a completion report, typically months after drilling. Petrora refreshes the wellbore file weekly, so a filing from the last few days may reach the RRC before it shows here. How long each source takes →
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 116897-99 | Drill | Evergreen Oil Corporation | Apr 10, 1981 | Apr 10, 1981 | — | 6,000 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,624 | 5,740 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,964 | 12.25 | 900 S |
| 2.375 | 5,575 | — | — |
| 5.5 | 5,921 | 7.875 | 730 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 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 15, 1981 | — |
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 42-177-30944 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-177-30944 → 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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