TEXAS · WELLS · JACK COUNTY · RATLIFF LEASE · API 42-237-35710 · DISTRICT 7C
Ratliff #1
Jack County · Barfield (Conglomerate) field · Vertical
Ratliff #1 (API 42-237-35710) is a plugged well in Jack County, plugged March 30, 1994, last operated by Best Petroleum Explorations Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 2, 1983, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Its lease has reported 290 barrels of oil and 3.57K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Best Petroleum Explorations Inc.
- Based in
- Jacksboro, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 19, 2026
- Permits on file
- 251
- Phone
- (940) 567-2661
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Best Petroleum Explorations Inc. |
| Production reports | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc.through Mar 1994 |
| Latest permit | Best Petroleum Explorations, IncDec 2, 1983 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 2, 1983
- last permit issued
- Feb 9, 1984
- completed
- 290
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 3.57K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 9, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Mar 30, 1994
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 G-13-109641 | Barfield (Conglomerate) | Best Petroleum Explorations,inc. | 1 | 290 | 3.57K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1994 |
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.
- 1Best Petroleum Explorations,inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 222512-99 | Drill | Best Petroleum Explorations, Inc | Nov 28, 1983 | Dec 2, 1983 | — | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 1984 | Ratliff G-13-109641 | Barfield (Conglomerate) | Best Petroleum Explorations Inc. | Plugged | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,536 | 5,546 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 350 | 12.25 | 320 sx |
| 4.5 | 5,756 | 7.875 | 300 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | May 31, 1984 | May 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Apr 5, 1984 | May 14, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Mar 30, 1984 | May 14, 1984 | — |
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 42-237-35710 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-237-35710 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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