TEXAS · WELLS · WISE COUNTY · RATLIFF, L. D. LEASE · API 42-497-34810 · DISTRICT 7C
Ratliff L. D. #4
Wise County · Newark East (Barnett Shale) field · Vertical
Ratliff L. D. #4 (API 42-497-34810) is a plugged well in Wise County, plugged July 3, 2023, last operated by Texxol Operating Company Inc..
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued October 17, 2001, permitted to 7,900 ft.
It was permitted by Richey, Ray Management CO., Inc. and has since transferred to Texxol Operating Company Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 2 formation tops, including Bend, Marble Falls.
Its lease has reported 1.67K barrels of oil and 442K mcf of gas since December 2001, with no volume in the three years through April 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Fort Worth, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- May 19, 2026
- Permits on file
- 20
- Phone
- (817) 246-2455
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Texxol Operating Company Inc. |
| Production reports | Texxol Operating Company, Inc.through Jul 2013 |
| Latest permit | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Oct 17, 2001 |
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
- Oct 17, 2001
- last permit issued
- Dec 18, 2001
- completed
- 1.67K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 442K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Dec 2001 THROUGH Jul 2013
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Dec 18, 2001
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- Jul 3, 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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ratliff, L. D. G-13-186567 | Newark, East (Barnett Shale) | Texxol Operating Company, Inc. | 1 | 1.67K | 442K | Dec 2001 – Jul 2013 |
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.
- 1Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc.Dec 2001 → Jul 2013
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 514444-99 | Drill | Richey, Ray Management Co., Inc. | Oct 15, 2001 | Oct 17, 2001 | Nov 2, 2001 | 7,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2001 | Ratliff L. D. G-13-186567 | Newark East (Barnett Shale) | Texxol Operating Company Inc. | Plugged | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 781 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| BendBEND CONGLOMERATE | 5,520 | -4,739 |
| Marble Falls | 6,124 | -5,343 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 6,681 | 6,870 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 362 | 12.25 | 225 S |
| 5.5 | 7,044 | 7.875 | 215 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 | Feb 7, 2002 | Jan 22, 2002 | Yes |
| 00 | Jan 30, 2002 | — | — |
Well logs
The RRC's map lists this well among those with logs online. Its monthly inventories loaded here, which start in July 2006, list none for it, so none are itemized.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗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 42-497-34810 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-497-34810 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search 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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