Redemption Ranch Oil & Gas
A Texas operator acquiring, drilling, and working over oil and gas wells in Gonzales County and surrounding areas of South Central Texas.
Regulator
Texas Railroad Commission
Entity
Texas LLC
Service
Workovers & Drilling
Focus Area
Gonzales County, TX
01 — About
About the company
Redemption Ranch Oil & Gas is a family-owned Texas operator. The company acquires oil and gas wells, re-evaluates each opportunity with current subsurface data, and returns them to production through workovers, recompletions, and — where the geology supports it — new drilling.
We run every project the same way: detailed documentation from day one, direct access to management, transparent reporting, and professional execution in the field. Partners and well owners know where things stand at every stage.
- Entity
- Texas LLC
- Jurisdiction
- South Central Texas
- Focus
- Workovers · Drilling
- Regulator
- Texas RRC · District 1
- Operator ID
- RRC #104138
- Established
- 2026
02 — Operations
How we operate
Detailed documentation
Every project is documented from acquisition through production: AFEs, well files, completion reports, and monthly operating statements. Partners and well owners see the same records we use internally.
Professional service
Experienced Texas field crews, established vendor relationships, and direct oversight by management on every active well. Work is permitted, bonded, and executed to RRC standard.
Honesty & transparency
Clear reporting on what's working and what isn't. No padded projections, no dressed-up outcomes. Partners hear results the same day we do.
Modern reservoir evaluation
Current subsurface data, re-interpreted logs, and contemporary completion methods. Every opportunity is screened before capital is committed.
03 — Current project
Gonzales County, Summer 2026
A workover project on a previously drilled well in Gonzales County. The lease is secured, the RRC drilling permit is approved, and the rig is scheduled.
Well File · RROG-2026-001
Vaughan Well No. 1
- Operator
- Redemption Ranch
- RRC Operator ID
- #104138
- County
- Gonzales, TX
- Well type
- Workover
- Spud target
- Summer 2026
- Status
- Pre-drill
Additional workover candidates and drilling prospects in Gonzales and surrounding counties are under evaluation for follow-on projects.
04 — Areas of operation
South Central Texas
Active operations are focused in Gonzales County. The company is evaluating workover and drilling opportunities in the surrounding counties listed at right.
Gonzales County
RRC 01
DeWitt County
RRC 01
Lavaca County
RRC 02
Karnes County
RRC 01
Wilson County
RRC 01
Fayette County
RRC 03
05 — Leadership
Owned and operated by experienced professionals
Two owners with decades of experience building and running organizations, and a field supervisor with over forty-five years of drilling and workover experience in Gonzales County and beyond.
Mitchell Lindsey
Managing Partner
Entrepreneur with a background in building and scaling operating businesses. Recently completed a private equity exit from a construction company he built and led. Also owns and operates a real estate brokerage and property management firm. Based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Steve Petty
Drilling Supervisor
Focus
Drilling · Workover · Field Execution
Over forty-five years in oil and gas. Started with Halliburton in 1979 across cementing, completions, and workovers — onshore and offshore. Co-founded a Gonzales County drilling operation in 1986 that drilled and worked over hundreds of wells across South Texas. Long career since then spanning multiple operators, the Gulf Coast, and international work. Lives in Gonzales County, Texas.
45+
Years in oil & gas
1979
Began with Halliburton
Gonzales
County resident & operator
06 — Work with us
Two ways to work with Redemption Ranch
Whether you're looking to invest capital into a drilling or workover project, or you own wells you'd like evaluated and brought back to production — the path starts with a direct conversation.
Invest in a Redemption Ranch project
We take qualified partners into individual oil and gas projects on clear, documented terms. Each project stands on its own — with its own AFE, subsurface evaluation, economics, and operating agreement.
- Full project file before commitment — AFE, geology, economics
- Signed operating agreement with clear terms and exit provisions
- Monthly operating reports with production and expense detail
- Direct access to management throughout the life of the well
Have us work on one of your wells
If you own a producing or shut-in well in South Central Texas, we'll review it and — if it fits — put together a straightforward proposal to evaluate, work over, or operate it.
- Written subsurface and well-file review at no cost to the owner
- Clear, written proposal — scope, timeline, cost, and economics
- Licensed and bonded Texas operator responsible on the permit
- Detailed documentation and reporting throughout the project
07 — Contact
Send a message
Every inquiry — from prospective partners, well owners, landowners, and vendors — is reviewed personally by a member of management. Use the form on the right; a reply will follow within one business day.
- Reply by
- Next business day
- Reviewed by
- A managing partner
- Privacy
- Inquiries are never shared or published