WELL · 42-363-00063 · DISTRICT 7
Ritchie John #1
Palo Pinto County · Palo Pinto County Regular field · Vertical
Ritchie John #1 (API 42-363-00063) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by Bandera Petroleum Inc., completed December 15, 1999.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 1999 and 2000, permitted to 1,800 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Marble Falls, Atoka.
Its 3 leases have reported 3.84K barrels of oil and 26.1K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Abilene, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 5, 2019 · 71 permits on file · (918) 520-4859
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Bandera Petroleum Inc. |
| Production reports | G & F Oil, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Bandera Petroleum, Inc.May 4, 2000 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 1,800
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- May 4, 2000
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1999
- completed
- 3.84K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 26.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1999
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 3 leases this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie, John O-8-28776 | Pickwick (Strawn) | G & F Oil, Inc. | 2 | 3.18K | 3.12K | Mar 2000 – Jul 2026 |
| Ritchie, John O-8-28757 | Palo Pinto County Regular | Bandera Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 659 | 396 | Dec 1999 – Mar 2003 |
| Ritchie, John G-8-132692 | Norris (Atoka Congl.) | Bandera Petroleum, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 22.6K | Jan 1993 – Apr 2000 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 43 · prior 12 25(+72%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Bandera Petroleum, Inc.Jan 1993 → Feb 2007
- 2Ranger Operating Co.Mar 2007 → May 2007
- 3Rainwater, JohnApr 2016 → Jun 2018
- 4Texas Shallow Oil & Gas, LLCAug 2018 → Oct 2019
- 5G & F Oil, Inc.Oct 2022 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 494591-99 | Field transfer | Bandera Petroleum, Inc. | May 1, 2000 | May 4, 2000 | Nov 30, 1999 | 1,795 |
| 489686-99 | Recompletion | Bandera Petroleum, Inc. | Nov 19, 1999 | Nov 24, 1999 | Nov 30, 1999 | 1,800 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-132692 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28757 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-8-28776 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,019 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Strawn | 1,696 | -677 |
| Marble FallsMARBLE FALLS (CONGL) | 4,020 | -3,001 |
| AtokaATOKA CONGL. | 4,140 | -3,121 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,696 | 1,702 | Perforated |
| 4,140 | 4,180 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 205 | 12.25 | 100 S |
| 8.625 | 205 | — | 100 S |
| — | 1,665 | 7.875 | 50 S |
| — | 1,800 | 7.875 | 40 S |
| 5.5 | 4,250 | 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 | Oct 5, 2000 | Jul 28, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Jun 15, 2000 | Jan 10, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Apr 6, 2000 | Jan 10, 2000 | — |
| 00 | Mar 22, 2000 | — | — |
| 00 | Feb 15, 1990 | Nov 27, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Dec 28, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jan 12, 1984 | Jun 12, 1968 | — |
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 42-363-00063 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-00063 → 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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