TEXAS · WELLS · PALO PINTO COUNTY · RIDGEWOOD ESTATE LEASE · API 42-363-34739 · DISTRICT 6E
Ridgewood Estate #2
Palo Pinto County · Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) field · Vertical
Ridgewood Estate #2 (API 42-363-34739) is a plugged well in Palo Pinto County, plugged April 9, 2004, last operated by Richey Ray Management CO. Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 2, 1998, permitted to 4,990 ft.
It was permitted by Tejas Western Corp. and has since transferred to Richey Ray Management CO. Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Strawn, Caddo, A-1 Conglomerate.
Its lease has reported 1.99K mcf of gas since January 1998, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Richey Ray Management Co. Inc.
Permitted by Tejas Western Corp.; 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 Jan 2000 |
| Latest permit | Tejas Western Corp.Jan 2, 1998 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,990
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 2, 1998
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 1.99K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 1998 THROUGH Jan 2000
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Apr 9, 2004
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ridgewood Estate G-8-168361 | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. | 1 | 0 | 1.99K | Jan 1998 – Jan 2000 |
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.
- 1Tejas Western Corp.Apr 1998 → Aug 1998
- 2Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Sep 1998 → Jan 2000
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 471805-99 | Drill | Tejas Western Corp. | Jan 2, 1998 | Jan 2, 1998 | Jan 14, 1998 | 4,990 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Ridgewood Estate G-8-168361 | Palo Pinto Co. Reg. (Gas) | Richey Ray Management Co. Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 990 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 275 | 12.25 | 150 S |
| 4.5 | 4,355 | 7.875 | 125 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 | Dec 21, 1999 | Nov 16, 1999 | — |
| 00 | Jul 1, 1998 | Jun 3, 1998 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 11, 1998 | — | — |
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 42-363-34739 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-363-34739 → 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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