WELL · 42-283-30848 · DISTRICT 1
Capitol-Ritchie #01
LA Salle County · Pearsall (Austin Chalk) field · Horizontal · Sidetrack
Capitol-Ritchie #01 (API 42-283-30848) is a plugged horizontal well in La Salle County, plugged July 21, 2005, last operated by Ritchie H. G. JR..
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1981 and 1991, permitted to 6,940 ft.
It was permitted by Capitol Operating & Expl., Inc. and has since transferred to Ritchie H. G. JR. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Austin Chalk.
Its 2 leases have reported 47.7K barrels of oil and 108K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in March 2008.
Operator of record
Permitted by Capitol Operating & Expl., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Taft, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 3, 2008 · 1 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ritchie H. G. Jr. |
| Production reports | Capitol Operating & Expl., Inc.through May 1996 |
| Latest permit | Capitol Operating & Expl., Inc.Sep 4, 1991 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 6,940
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Sep 4, 1991
- last permit issued
- Oct 10, 1991
- completed
- 47.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 108K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2008
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Oct 10, 1991
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 21, 2005
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Capitol-Ritchie O-1-7954 | Pearsall (Austin Chalk) | Ritchie, H. G. Jr. | 1 | 47.7K | 108K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2008 |
| — O-1-13290 | — | — | 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.
- 1Capitol Operating & Expl., Inc.Jan 1993 → May 1996
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 391636-99 | Recompletion · sidetrack | Capitol Operating & Expl., Inc. | Sep 4, 1991 | Sep 4, 1991 | Sep 11, 1991 | 6,940 |
| 143649-99 | Drill | North Texas Petroleum, Inc. | Dec 10, 1981 | Dec 10, 1981 | — | 600 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-1-7954 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13290 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-1-13290 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 580 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Austin Chalk | 6,800 | -6,220 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,860 | 9,680 | Perforated |
| — | 7,310 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 9.625 | 354 | 12.25 | 1,075 S |
| 2.375 | 6,800 | — | — |
| 7 | 6,820 | 8.75 | 100 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 11, 1991 | Oct 23, 1991 | — |
| 00 | Nov 26, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 12, 1991 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Apr 14, 1982 | — |
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 42-283-30848 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-283-30848 → 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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