WELL · 42-185-30667 · DISTRICT 3
Ratcliff #1H
Grimes County · Giddings (Austin Chalk-3) field · Temp Abandoned · Horizontal
Ratcliff #1H (API 42-185-30667) is a horizontal well in Grimes County operated by Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC, completed August 15, 2002 and listed as temp abandoned on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended twice), issued June 5, 2002, permitted to 14,153 ft.
It was permitted by Stroud Oil Properties, Inc. and has since transferred to Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
No lease production has been reported under this well’s leases.
Operator of record
Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC
Permitted by Stroud Oil Properties, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 615 permits on file · (713) 345-6206
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC |
| Production reports | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCthrough Aug 2024 |
| Latest permit | Stroud Oil Properties, Inc.Jun 5, 2002 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 14,153
- total depth, ft
- 3
- permits on file
- Jun 5, 2002
- last permit issued
- Aug 15, 2002
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.89M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Aug 2002 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Aug 15, 2002
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: X
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratcliff G-3-191472 | Giddings (Austin Chalk, Gas) | Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLC | 1 | 0 | 1.89M | Aug 2002 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 2,132(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Stroud Oil Properties, Inc.Aug 2002 → Aug 2003
- 2Stroud Energy, Ltd.Sep 2003 → Jun 2006
- 3Range Production CompanyJul 2006 → Jan 2007
- 4Southern Bay Operating, L.L.C.Feb 2007 → Jun 2013
- 5HK Energy Operating, LLCJul 2013 → Jul 2017
- 6Enervest Operating, L.L.C.Aug 2017 → Jul 2018
- 7Magnolia Oil & Gas Operating LLCAug 2018 → Aug 2024
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 520663-97 | Drill | Stroud Oil Properties, Inc. | Mar 28, 2003 | Jun 5, 2002 | — | 14,153 |
| 520663-98 | Drill | Stroud Oil Properties, Inc. | Oct 18, 2002 | Jun 5, 2002 | — | 14,153 |
| 520663-99 | Drill | Stroud Oil Properties, Inc. | Jun 5, 2002 | Jun 5, 2002 | Jun 11, 2002 | 12,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-3-191472 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 300 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 13,622 | -13,322 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 13,710 | 19,600 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 2,510 | 14.75 | 1,235 S |
| 7.625 | 13,710 | 9.875 | 425 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 | Dec 19, 2002 | Oct 7, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 26, 2002 | — | — |
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 42-185-30667 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-185-30667 → 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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