WELL · 42-383-33431 · DISTRICT 7
Ricker -24- #4
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Ricker -24- #4 (API 42-383-33431) is a well in Reagan County operated by Citation Oil & Gas Corp., completed May 30, 1985.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued April 23, 1985, permitted to 8,500 ft.
It was permitted by Entex Petr., Inc. and has since transferred to Citation Oil & Gas Corp. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 19.3K barrels of oil and 288K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Entex Petr., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Houston, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 866 permits on file · (281) 891-1000
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Citation Oil & Gas Corp. |
| Production reports | Atlas Operating LLCthrough Sep 2025 |
| Latest permit | Entex Petr., Inc.Apr 23, 1985 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,500
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Apr 23, 1985
- last permit issued
- May 30, 1985
- completed
- 19.3K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 288K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- May 30, 1985
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricker -24-"4" O-9-12169 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | DE Central Operating, LLC | 1 | 19.3K | 288K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 24 · prior 12 409(-94%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 6 · prior 12 17(-65%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Umc Petroleum CorporationJan 1993 → Mar 1997
- 2Pioneer Exploration CompanyApr 1997 → Jun 2001
- 3Pioneer Exploration, Ltd.Jul 2001 → Jan 2008
- 4Pioneer Exploration, LLCFeb 2008 → Mar 2010
- 5Atlas Operating LLCApr 2010 → Sep 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 273151-99 | Drill | Entex Petr., Inc. | Apr 23, 1985 | Apr 23, 1985 | Apr 29, 1985 | 8,500 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-12169 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,669 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,102 | 8,041 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 543 | 12.25 | 340 S |
| 4.5 | 8,230 | 7.875 | 1,370 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 | May 1, 1987 | Jun 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Apr 30, 1987 | — | — |
| 00 | Jul 15, 1985 | Jun 28, 1985 | — |
| 00 | Jul 11, 1985 | — | — |
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 42-383-33431 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-33431 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. 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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