WELL · 42-363-33938 · DISTRICT 7
Ritchie A #4
Palo Pinto County · Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) field · Vertical
Ritchie A #4 (API 42-363-33938) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged July 9, 2009, last operated by Dallas Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued August 19, 1988, permitted to 4,150 ft.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Big Saline, Marble Falls.
Its 3 leases have reported 1.7K barrels of oil and 77K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in November 2009. The leases carry 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
- Based in
- Dallas, TX
- P-5 status
- Inactive (I)
- P-5 last filed
- Feb 11, 2020
- Permits on file
- 823
- Phone
- (214) 369-9266
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Dallas Production Inc. |
| Production reports | Dallas Production, Inc.through Jun 2009 |
| Latest permit | Dallas Production, Inc.Aug 19, 1988 |
- 4,150
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Aug 19, 1988
- last permit issued
- Jan 1, 2004
- completed
- 1.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 77K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Nov 2009
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 1, 2004
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 9, 2009
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie "A" G-8-199561 | Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) | Dallas Production, Inc. | 1 | 0 | 8.57K | Jan 2004 – Nov 2009 |
| Ritchie "A" O-8-25877 | Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) | Dallas Production, Inc. | 1 | 1.7K | 68.5K | Jan 1993 – Nov 2009 |
| — G-8-128675 | — | — | 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.
- 1Dallas Production, Inc.Jan 1993 → Jun 2009
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 350356-99 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Aug 19, 1988 | Aug 19, 1988 | — | 4,150 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 1, 2004 | Ritchie A G-8-199561 | Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) | Dallas Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Jun 1, 1990 | Ritchie A O-8-25877 | Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) | Dallas Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Oct 1, 1988 | Ritchie A G-8-128675 | Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) | Dallas Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 121 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Big Saline | 3,511 | -3,390 |
| Marble Falls | 4,090 | -3,969 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,830 | 3,834 | Perforated |
| 3,836 | 3,844 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 231 | 12.25 | 175 S |
| 5.5 | 4,088 | 7.875 | 180 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 | Mar 31, 2004 | Feb 18, 2004 | — |
| 00 | Mar 8, 2004 | — | — |
| 00 | Aug 9, 1990 | Jun 22, 1990 | — |
| 00 | Jul 31, 1990 | — | — |
| 00 | Nov 3, 1988 | Oct 25, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 28, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-363-33938 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33938 → 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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