Well 16, RATLIFF, S. W., -A-, Ector County, Texas
API 13540679 — recorded on 2 leases.
Well API 13540679 is recorded on the RATLIFF, S. W., -A- lease in Ector County, Texas, operated by SLANT OPERATING, LLC. The state files a total depth of 13,637 ft, a last completion filed May 16 2025, 2 drilling permits and 1 hydraulic fracturing disclosure. The state holds no plugging record for it.
Leases
| Lease | Well no. | Operator | Field | Schedule |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| RATLIFF, S. W., -A- | 16 | SLANT OPERATING, LLC | HEADLEE, N. (DEVONIAN) | On |
| RATLIFF, S. W. 'A' | 16 | SLANT OPERATING, LLC | SPRABERRY (TREND AREA) | Off |
The hole
- Total depth
- 13,637 ft
- Casing strings
- 7
- Deepest casing
- 13,637 ft
- Survey
- T&P RR CO
- Abstract
- 96
- Block / section
- 42 T1S / 25
- Plugging records
- not filed
- Bottom hole location
- 31.97074, -102.36604
Drilling permits
From the Railroad Commission's drilling permit master — the application record, not a record of drilling. A permit is an application the Commission filed and numbered; the spud date is the only field here that says a hole was started. This file carries no approval status, so none is shown.
| Permit | Issued | Type | Lease | Depth | Spud |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 907252 | Apr 11 2025 | Recompletion | RATLIFF, S. W. 'A'no. 16 | 13,637 ft | Jan 8 2011 |
| 706244 | Dec 9 2010 | Drill | S.W. RATLIFF 'A'no. 16 | 13,800 ft | Jan 8 2011 |
What the lease produced
Texas reports oil and gas by lease, never by wellbore, so this is the whole lease. Values are volume multiplied by the published monthly price, the same arithmetic the lease page shows in full.
Hydraulic fracturing
Disclosed to FracFocus, the registry Texas designates by statute (Natural Resources Code §91.851; 16 TAC §3.29). FracFocus is run by the Ground Water Protection Council and the Interstate Oil and Gas Compact Commission, not by a state agency — but the filing itself is required by Texas rule.