WELL · 42-269-31301 · DISTRICT 8
Ratliff #4
King County · Tom ( B Congl.) field · Vertical
Ratliff #4 (API 42-269-31301) is a plugged well in King County, plugged August 22, 1991, last operated by Doodle-Bug Incorporated.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1984 and 1996, permitted to 6,216 ft.
It was permitted by Big State Industries, Inc. and has since transferred to Doodle-Bug Incorporated on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Cisco, Canyon, Strawn.
Its 2 leases have reported 26.7K barrels of oil since April 1996, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 3 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Big State Industries, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Paducah, TX · P-5 Y, filed Sep 6, 1996 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Doodle-Bug Incorporated |
| Production reports | Interstate Explorations LLCthrough Feb 2010 |
| Latest permit | Big State Industries, Inc.Mar 11, 1996 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,216
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Mar 11, 1996
- last permit issued
- Oct 11, 1984
- completed
- 26.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1996 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 11, 1984
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 22, 1991
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 3 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratliff O-11-67557 | Gro-Tex (Canyon Reef) | International Western Oil Corp | 3 | 26.7K | 0 | Apr 1996 – Jul 2026 |
| — G-11-113579 | — | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
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.
- 1Big State Industries, Inc.Apr 1996 → Apr 1998
- 2Interstate Explorations LLCMay 1998 → Feb 2010
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 445781-99 | Reenter | Big State Industries, Inc. | Mar 11, 1996 | Mar 11, 1996 | Mar 14, 1996 | 6,216 |
| 247972-99 | Drill | Grow-Tex, Inc. | Aug 1, 1984 | Aug 10, 1984 | — | 6,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-11-113579 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-11-67557 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,859 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,507 | 4,509 | Perforated |
| 6,167 | 6,182 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 543 | 12.25 | 425 S |
| 5.5 | 4,140 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 4,160 | 7.875 | 330 S |
| 7 | 4,200 | — | — |
| 4.5 | 6,211 | 7.875 | 300 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 | May 29, 1996 | Apr 17, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | May 9, 1996 | — | — |
| 00 | Dec 5, 1984 | Nov 1, 1984 | — |
| 00 | Dec 1, 1984 | Oct 19, 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 42-269-31301 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-269-31301 → 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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