WELL · 42-355-32938 · DISTRICT 4
Ritter K. #4
Nueces County · Flour Bluff (Massives) field · Vertical
Ritter K. #4 (API 42-355-32938) is a plugged well in Nueces County, plugged February 27, 2015, last operated by Amerril Energy LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 19, 1994, permitted to 7,000 ft.
It was permitted by Headington Oil Company and has since transferred to Amerril Energy LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Operator of record
Permitted by Headington Oil Company; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jan 4, 2026 · 9 permits on file · (713) 660-1620
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Amerril Energy LLC |
| Production reports | Pittencrieff (Gulf Coast), Inc.through Dec 1995 |
| Latest permit | Headington Oil CompanyJan 19, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,000
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 19, 1994
- last permit issued
- Mar 14, 1994
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 290K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1994 THROUGH Feb 2015
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 14, 1994
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 27, 2015
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritter, K. G-4-149516 | Flour Bluff (Massives) | Amerril Energy LLC | 1 | 0 | 290K | Mar 1994 – Feb 2015 |
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.
- 1Headington Oil CompanyMar 1994 → May 1994
- 2Pittencrieff America, Inc.Jun 1994 → Jun 1995
- 3Pittencrieff (Gulf Coast), Inc.Jul 1995 → Dec 1995
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 420344-99 | Drill | Headington Oil Company | Jan 19, 1994 | Jan 19, 1994 | Feb 12, 1994 | 7,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-4-149516 | — | — | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,410 | 6,422 | Perforated |
| 6,472 | 6,480 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 964 | 12.25 | 420 S |
| 2.875 | 6,638 | — | — |
| 2.875 | 6,676 | 7.875 | 340 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 | Jun 29, 1994 | Apr 26, 1994 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 10, 1994 | — | — |
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 42-355-32938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-355-32938 → 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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