WELL · 42-363-34320 · DISTRICT 7
Ritchie-Wharton A #3
Palo Pinto County · Billie J. Hall (Conglomerate) field · Shut IN · Vertical
Ritchie-Wharton A #3 (API 42-363-34320) is a well in Palo Pinto County operated by Tracer Operating Inc., completed December 15, 1995 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 7, 1994, permitted to 3,950 ft.
It was permitted by Arledge & Young, Inc. and has since transferred to Tracer Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Strawn, Big Saline, A-1 Congl, C-1 Congl..
Its lease has reported 143K barrels of oil and 681K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 7 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Arledge & Young, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Graham, TX · P-5 Y, filed Jul 4, 2026 · 81 permits on file · (940) 549-4683
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Tracer Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Tracer Operating, Inc.through Dec 2013 |
| Latest permit | Arledge & Young, Inc.Oct 7, 1994 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 3,950
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Oct 7, 1994
- last permit issued
- Dec 15, 1995
- completed
- 143K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 681K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 15, 1995
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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; they carry 7 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ritchie-Wharton "A" O-8-26424 | Billie J. Hall (Conglomerate) | Tracer Operating, Inc. | 7 | 143K | 681K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
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.
- 1Arledge & Young, Inc.Jan 1993 → Mar 1995
- 2Rosewood Resources, Inc.Apr 1995 → Dec 1997
- 3Pozo Resources, IncJan 1998 → Dec 1999
- 4Setex Oil and Gas CompanyJan 2000 → Sep 2005
- 5Crimson Exploration Inc.Oct 2005 → Apr 2006
- 6Crimson Exploration Oper., Inc.May 2006 → Nov 2010
- 7Tracer Operating, Inc.Dec 2010 → Sep 2012
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 428842-99 | Drill | Arledge & Young, Inc. | Oct 6, 1994 | Oct 7, 1994 | Dec 28, 1994 | 3,950 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-26424 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,122 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| StrawnTOP STRAWN | 1,310 | -188 |
| Big SalineBIG SALINE CONGL. | 3,330 | -2,208 |
| Big SalineLOWER BIG SALINE CONGL. | 3,410 | -2,288 |
| A-1 Congl | 3,555 | -2,433 |
| C-1 Congl. | 3,689 | -2,567 |
| Marble Falls | 3,870 | -2,748 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 3,562 | 3,580 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 285 | 12.25 | 140 S |
| 4.5 | 3,874 | 7.875 | 190 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 29, 1996 | Jan 11, 1996 | Yes |
| 00 | Apr 6, 1995 | Mar 15, 1995 | Yes |
| 00 | Mar 29, 1995 | — | — |
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 42-363-34320 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34320 → 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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