WELL · 42-383-34681 · DISTRICT 7
Ricker 45 #1
Reagan County · Spraberry (Trend Area) field · Vertical
Ricker 45 #1 (API 42-383-34681) is a plugged well in Reagan County, plugged January 27, 2023, last operated by Diamondback E&P LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued January 6, 1997, permitted to 8,900 ft.
It was permitted by Odessa Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Diamondback E&P LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Spraberry, Dean, Wolfcamp.
Its lease has reported 30.1K barrels of oil and 399K mcf of gas since March 1997, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 2 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Odessa Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Mar 4, 2026 · 5,237 permits on file · (855) 247-5920
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Diamondback E&P LLC |
| Production reports | Diamondback E&P LLCthrough Oct 2025 |
| Latest permit | Odessa Exploration, Inc.Jan 6, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 8,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Jan 6, 1997
- last permit issued
- Mar 7, 1997
- completed
- 30.1K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 399K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Mar 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 7, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jan 27, 2023
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 2 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ricker 45 O-9-14559 | Spraberry (Trend Area) | Diamondback E&P LLC | 2 | 30.1K | 399K | Mar 1997 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 172 · prior 12 711(-76%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 1,305 · prior 12 765(+71%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Odessa Exploration, Inc.Mar 1997 → Jul 2003
- 2Stallion Energy, Inc.Aug 2003 → Apr 2004
- 3Endeavor Energy Resources L.P.May 2004 → Dec 2024
- 4Diamondback E&P LLCJan 2025 → Oct 2025
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 456809-99 | Drill | Odessa Exploration, Inc. | Dec 27, 1996 | Jan 6, 1997 | Jan 17, 1997 | 8,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-9-14559 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 2,661 ft elevation.Download CSV →
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,082 | 6,148 | Perforated |
| 6,639 | 6,833 | Perforated |
| 7,532 | 7,679 | Perforated |
| 7,831 | 7,985 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 565 | 11 | 300 S |
| 5.5 | 8,210 | 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 | Jun 16, 1997 | Apr 9, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | May 12, 1997 | — | — |
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 42-383-34681 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-383-34681 → 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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