TEXAS · WELLS · PALO PINTO COUNTY · RITCHIE, J.P. LEASE · API 42-363-33961 · DISTRICT 6E
Ritchie J.P. #1
Palo Pinto County · Burns-Dalton(marble Falls) field · Vertical
Ritchie J.P. #1 (API 42-363-33961) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged February 23, 2017, last operated by Richey Ray Management CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued January 25, 1989, permitted to 5,200 ft.
It was permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation and has since transferred to Richey Ray Management CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 7 formation tops, including Village Bd, Village Bend, Buttram, Bryson.
Its lease has reported 3.44K barrels of oil and 271K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Richey Ray Management Co. Inc.
Permitted by Mitchell Energy Corporation; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Jan 15, 2026
- Permits on file
- 136
- Phone
- (817) 246-2455
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Richey Ray Management Co. Inc. |
| Production reports | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.through Mar 2013 |
| Latest permit | Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 25, 1989 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Jan 25, 1989
- last permit issued
- Mar 30, 1989
- completed
- 3.44K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 271K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Mar 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 30, 1989
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Feb 23, 2017
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, J.P. G-8-130994 | Burns-Dalton(marble Falls) | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. | 1 | 3.44K | 271K | Jan 1993 – Mar 2013 |
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.
- 1Mitchell Energy CorporationJan 1993 → Aug 1999
- 2Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Sep 1999 → Mar 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 355516-98 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Feb 9, 1989 | Jan 25, 1989 | — | 5,200 |
| 355516-99 | Drill | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Jan 25, 1989 | Jan 25, 1989 | — | 4,850 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 30, 1989 | Ritchie J.P. G-8-130994 | Burns-Dalton(marble Falls) | Richey Ray Management Co. Inc. | Plugged | — |
| Mar 30, 1989 | Ritchie J.P. O-8-25380 | Burns-Dalton(marble Falls) | Mitchell Energy Corporation | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,233 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Village BD | 1,128 | 105 |
| Village Bend | 1,128 | 105 |
| Buttram | 1,416 | -183 |
| Bryson | 2,011 | -778 |
| Marble Falls | 4,359 | -3,126 |
| Chappel | 4,829 | -3,596 |
| EllenburgerELLENBERGER | 4,878 | -3,645 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,358 | 4,372 | Perforated |
| 4,410 | 4,526 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 225 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 5,069 | 7.875 | 310 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Aug 30, 1989 | Jun 22, 1989 | — |
| 00 | Jul 13, 1989 | — | — |
| 00 | Jun 6, 1989 | May 8, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | May 31, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-363-33961 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-33961 → scanned completion filings
Log images filed since 2004 open from the RRC's log search for this well; none are loaded here for it.
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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