WELL · 42-417-38111 · DISTRICT 7
Pitzer 539 #1
Shackelford County · Bernstein (Ellen) field · Vertical
Pitzer 539 #1 (API 42-417-38111) is a plugged well in Shackelford County, plugged July 16, 2024, last operated by Ridglea Energy I LLC.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit (amended once), issued February 20, 1997, permitted to 5,000 ft.
It was permitted by Marjac Oil Company, Inc. and has since transferred to Ridglea Energy I LLC on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 4 formation tops, including Caddo, Marble Falls, Mississippian, Ellen..
Its lease has reported 13.7K barrels of oil and 33.1K mcf of gas since July 1997, last reporting in July 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Marjac Oil Company, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Spring, TX · P-5 Y, filed Apr 4, 2026 · 4 permits on file · (832) 698-4901
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ridglea Energy I LLC |
| Production reports | Ridglea Energy I, LLCthrough Jun 2018 |
| Latest permit | Marjac Oil Company, Inc.Feb 20, 1997 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Feb 20, 1997
- last permit issued
- Jul 10, 1997
- completed
- 13.7K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 33.1K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 1997 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jul 10, 1997
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 16, 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 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pitzer "539" O-8-28280 | Bernstein (Ellen) | Ridglea Energy I, LLC | 1 | 13.7K | 33.1K | Jul 1997 – 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.
- 1Marjac Oil Company, Inc.Jul 1997 → May 2015
- 2Ridglea Energy I, LLCSep 2016 → Sep 2017
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 458690-98 | Drill | Marjac Oil Company, Inc. | Jul 25, 1997 | Feb 20, 1997 | May 19, 1997 | 5,000 |
| 458690-99 | Drill | Marjac Oil Company, Inc. | Feb 14, 1997 | Feb 20, 1997 | — | 5,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-8-28280 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 1,326 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 3,810 | -2,484 |
| Marble Falls | 4,286 | -2,960 |
| MississippianMISSISSIPPI | 4,516 | -3,190 |
| Ellen. | 4,615 | -3,289 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,615 | 4,623 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 295 | 12.25 | 195 S |
| 4.5 | 4,615 | 7.875 | 275 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 | Nov 21, 1997 | Jul 21, 1997 | Yes |
| 00 | Nov 6, 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 42-417-38111 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-417-38111 → 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.
New to these records? How to read a well page · API numbers · completion reports and tops · why production is by lease
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/wells/41738111, documented in the API reference.