TEXAS · WELLS · KARNES COUNTY · RIPPSTEIN-GOTTHARDT UNIT LEASE · API 42-255-32161 · DISTRICT 02
Rippstein-Gotthardt Unit #1H
Karnes County · Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) field · Shut In · Horizontal
Rippstein-Gotthardt Unit #1H (API 42-255-32161) is a horizontal well in Karnes County operated by Marathon Oil EF LLC, completed May 3, 2024 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in December 1, 2024.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 20, 2011, permitted to 11,484 ft.
It was permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company and has since transferred to Marathon Oil EF LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Anacacho, Ananacho, Austin Chalk, Eagle Ford.
Its lease has reported 2.01M barrels of oil and 2.94M mcf of gas since February 2012, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 10 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Hilcorp Energy Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Houston, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Sep 26, 2025
- Permits on file
- 3,191
- Phone
- (832) 486-2737
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Marathon Oil EF LLC |
| Production reports | Marathon Oil EF LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Hilcorp Energy CompanyOct 20, 2011 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 11,484
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 20, 2011
- last permit issued
- May 3, 2024
- completed
- 2.01M
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.94M
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Feb 2012 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 3, 2024
- Shut in
- Dec 1, 2024
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active – Extension (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; they carry 10 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rippstein-Gotthardt Unit O-2-9923 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | 10 | 2.01M | 2.94M | Feb 2012 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 79,144 · prior 12 47,727(+66%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 57,523 · prior 12 35,924(+60%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Marathon Oil EF LLCFeb 2012 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 726409-99 | Drill | Hilcorp Energy Company | Oct 17, 2011 | Oct 20, 2011 | Nov 17, 2011 | 13,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 3, 2024 | Rippstein-Gotthardt Unit O-2-9923 | Eagleville (Eagle Ford-2) | Marathon Oil EF LLC | Shut In · shut in Dec 1, 2024 | 11,484 |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 344 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Anacacho | 11,202 | -10,858 |
| Ananacho | 11,202 | -10,858 |
| Austin Chalk | 11,427 | -11,083 |
| Eagle Ford | 11,564 | -11,220 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 12,015 | 17,068 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10.75 | 5,816 | 13.5 | 525 S |
| 5.5 | 17,180 | 8.75 | 1,445 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 | Sep 18, 2024 | Aug 27, 2024 | — |
| 00 | Oct 7, 2016 | Oct 3, 2016 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 16, 2012 | Sep 23, 2012 | — |
| 00 | May 3, 2012 | Mar 4, 2012 | Yes |
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 42-255-32161 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-255-32161 → 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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