TEXAS · WELLS · PALO PINTO COUNTY · RITCHIE "B" LEASE · API 42-363-34030 · DISTRICT 6E
Ritchie B #2
Palo Pinto County · Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) field · Vertical
Ritchie B #2 (API 42-363-34030) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged April 26, 1996, last operated by Dallas Production Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued June 27, 1990, permitted to 4,200 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Preg Shale, Big Saline, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 2 barrels of oil and 2.98K mcf of gas since January 1993, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
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 Mar 1994 |
| Latest permit | Dallas Production, Inc.Jun 27, 1990 |
- 4,200
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jun 27, 1990
- last permit issued
- Sep 28, 1993
- completed
- 2
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 2.98K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 1993 THROUGH Mar 1994
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Sep 28, 1993
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 26, 1996
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 "B" G-8-135664 | Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) | Dallas Production, Inc. | 1 | 2 | 2.98K | Jan 1993 – Mar 1994 |
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.Sep 1993 → Mar 1994
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 374970-99 | Drill | Dallas Production, Inc. | Jun 27, 1990 | Jun 27, 1990 | — | 4,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 28, 1993 | Ritchie B G-8-135664 | Metcalf Gap (Big Saline) | Dallas Production Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,209 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Preg Shale | 3,310 | -2,101 |
| Big Saline | 3,520 | -2,311 |
| Marble Falls | 4,080 | -2,871 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,896 | 3,901 | Perforated |
| 3,967 | 3,972 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 281 | 12.25 | 170 S |
| 5.5 | 4,112 | 7.875 | 105 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 | Mar 28, 1994 | Dec 27, 1993 | — |
| 00 | Oct 23, 1990 | Sep 12, 1990 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 18, 1990 | — | — |
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 42-363-34030 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34030 → 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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