WELL · 42-363-33458 · DISTRICT 7
Ritchie Ranch 37 #1
Palo Pinto County · Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) field · Vertical
Ritchie Ranch 37 #1 (API 42-363-33458) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged August 24, 1999, last operated by Petrotex Oil & Gas Inc. (A).
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued November 1, 1984, permitted to 4,638 ft.
It was permitted by Eden Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Petrotex Oil & Gas Inc. (A) on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Strawn, Ellenburger.
Operator of record
Permitted by Eden Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Granbury, TX · P-5 Y, filed Aug 6, 1999 · 2 permits on file
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Petrotex Oil & Gas Inc. (A) |
| Production reports | none |
| Latest permit | Eden Exploration, Inc.Nov 1, 1984 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,638
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Nov 1, 1984
- last permit issued
- Feb 7, 1985
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 0
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Aug 1999
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 7, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Aug 24, 1999
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie Ranch "37" G-8-115728 | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Petrotex Oil & Gas, Inc. (A) | 1 | 0 | 0 | Jan 1993 – Aug 1999 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 256365-99 | Drill | Eden Exploration, Inc. | Mar 26, 1985 | Nov 1, 1984 | Nov 20, 1984 | 4,638 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-8-115728 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,332 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnSTRAWN SAND | 810 | 522 |
| Ellenburger | 4,498 | -3,166 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1,400 | 1,408 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 212 | 12.25 | 190 S |
| 4.5 | 4,635 | 7.875 | 710 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 | Apr 15, 1985 | Mar 22, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 13, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-363-33458 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33458 → 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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