WELL · 42-383-33817 · DISTRICT 7
Ricker Rupert P. -DB- #2
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Ricker Rupert P. -DB- #2 (API 42-383-33817) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged September 18, 2024, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued September 8, 1987, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Bhp Petroleum (Americas) Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including U Spraberry, L Spraberry, Dean.
Its 2 leases have reported 55.1K barrels of oil and 666K mcf of gas since January 1993, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Midland, TX
- P-5 status
- Active – Extension (X)
- P-5 last filed
- May 4, 2026
- Permits on file
- 5,237
- Phone
- (432) 221-7400
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.Sep 8, 1987 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 7,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Sep 8, 1987
- last permit issued
- Dec 28, 1987
- completed
- 55.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 666K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 28, 1987
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Sep 18, 2024
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricker, Rupert P. -DB- O-9-13935 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 3 | 50K | 543K | Nov 1995 – Jul 2026 |
| Ricker, Rupert P., -D- O-9-5034 | Calvin (Dean) | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | 2 | 5.08K | 123K | Jan 1993 – Feb 1996 |
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 16,304 · prior 12 21,003(-22%)
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 760 · prior 12 904(-16%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc.Jan 1993 → Apr 1996
- 2Stephens, Autry C.May 1996 → Aug 2000
- 3Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.Sep 2000 → Dec 2024
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCJan 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334247-99 | Drill | BHP Petroleum (Americas) Inc. | Aug 10, 1987 | Sep 8, 1987 | — | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-5034 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-9-13935 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,669 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| U Spraberry | 6,026 | -3,357 |
| L Spraberry | 6,735 | -4,066 |
| Dean | 7,467 | -4,798 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,026 | 6,045 | Perforated |
| 6,566 | 6,625 | Perforated |
| 6,735 | 6,836 | Perforated |
| 7,467 | 7,565 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 545 | 12.25 | 350 S |
| 4.5 | 7,809 | 7.875 | 1,000 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 | Dec 12, 1995 | Jan 28, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 9, 1988 | Jan 28, 1988 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 3, 1988 | — | — |
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 42-383-33817 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-33817 → 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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