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SEC-registered adviser

R•••••••• E••••• C•••••••••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Houston, TexasCRD 142136SEC 801-67440websiteIAPD
Latest filing Mar 30, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 23 filings
SEC status approved since Feb 21, 2007
RAUM
$3.3B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
79%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
61
21 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
1
beyond the principal office
Private funds
4
reported on Schedule D
History
23 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$3.3B as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 2012$628M then
HNW client RAUM$0 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 31, 2025$0 then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 30, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)61 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 201350 then
Private funds4 as of Mar 30, 2026
Mar 28, 20141 then
RAUM -28% over the last fiscal year-12% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 30, 2026; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$164MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
79%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
unknownderived2 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
-28%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
fixed fees, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$257M, 20 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • Pooled investment vehicles$3.3B100%
Individual clients
0reported
HNW clients
0reported
Pension plan clients
0reported
Charitable clients
0reported
Accounts
20reported
Financial planning clients
reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$257M for 20 clientsreported
Compensation
fixedreported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Left, latest
none on the tape
    Joined, latest
    none on the tape
      Private funds
      4 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
      Owners and control persons
      Schedule A and B, latest filing
      • G•••••• D•••••• V•••••• · Senior Vice President; General Counsel & Secretarycontrol
        since 08/2000 · owns less than 5%
      • H•••••••• M••••• E•••••• · Vp-Legal & Chief Compliance Officercontrol
        since 03/2007 · owns less than 5%
      • L•••• K••••••• W• · Presidentcontrol
        since 06/2009 · owns less than 5%
      • L••••••• S•••••• J•••• · Managing Directorcontrol
        since 03/2021 · owns less than 5%
      • M•••••••• K•••••••• P••••••• · Executive Vice President And Chief Financial Officercontrol
        since 12/2000 · owns less than 5%
      • S•••• N•••• · Chief Operating Officercontrol
        since 07/2017 · owns less than 5%
      • S••••••• M••••••• E•••• · Executive Chairman & Sr Managing Director; Ownercontrol
        since 03/2011 · owns 10% to 25%
      • W•••••• G••• · Executive Vice President - Geosciencecontrol
        since 09/2024 · owns less than 5%
      Entity owners
      • S•••••• F••••• C•••••• T••••• M•••••• E• S••••••• T•••••• · Owner
        direct · owns 75% or more
      Related persons
      Schedule D 7.A
      Advisers that list R•••••••• E••••• C••••••••• as a related person
      Offices
      Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
      • Houston, TX19 employees
      • Palm Beach, FL1 employees
      ADV anomalies
      1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions
      • RAUM down 25 %Change between filings · filing Mar 30, 2026
        RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $4,525,936,418 to $3,281,156,957 (-28.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-03-31 and 2026-03-30; the peer median change was +11.0% (1368 comparable advisers, 4.0th percentile of changes)
        peers: asset managers, $1B to $5B (1,368) · 3.7% percentile
      What changed
      consecutive filings, newest first
      • Accounts · 21 to 20
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Advisory employees · 20 to 21
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Assets in custody · $223M to $257M
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Employees · 68 to 61
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Private funds · 5 to 4
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.0B to $2.6B
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $907M to $701M
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.9B to $3.3B
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • RAUM · $3.9B to $3.3B
        Sep 16, 2025 to Mar 30, 2026
      • Financial planning clients · unset to
        May 7, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $1.6B to $907M
        May 7, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $4.5B to $3.9B
        May 7, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
      • RAUM · $4.5B to $3.9B
        May 7, 2025 to Jun 4, 2025
      • Accounts · 20 to 21
        Mar 31, 2025 to May 7, 2025
      • Private funds · 4 to 5
        Mar 31, 2025 to May 7, 2025
      • Advisory activities · 2 to 1
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Charity clients · unset to 0.0
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Corporate clients · unset to 0.0
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • HNW clients · unset to 0.0
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Individual clients · unset to 0.0
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pension plan clients · unset to 0.0
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 18 to 20
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Assets in custody · $459M to $223M
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Other offices · 2 to 1
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Discretionary RAUM · $3.2B to $3.0B
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • HNW RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Individual RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $841M to $1.6B
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pension RAUM · unset to 0.0
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $3.1B to $4.5B
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • RAUM · $4.0B to $4.5B
        Oct 8, 2024 to Mar 31, 2025
      • HQ city · MONTVALE to HOUSTON
        Mar 29, 2024 to Oct 8, 2024
      • HQ state · NJ to TX
        Mar 29, 2024 to Oct 8, 2024
      • Accounts · 21 to 20
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Advisory employees · 19 to 20
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Pooled vehicle clients · 19 to 18
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Assets in custody · $5.0B to $459M
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Employees · 58 to 68
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Discretionary RAUM · $4.0B to $3.2B
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      • Non-discretionary RAUM · $830M to $841M
        Oct 4, 2023 to Mar 29, 2024
      Signals
      9 dated events
      • G••• W••••• (Executive Vice President - Geoscience) appeared on Schedule A of R•••••••• E••••• C•••••••••
        Oct 8, 2024 · c•••••• person joined · fact
      • Spencer Howe (Executive Vice President Of Exploration) no longer on Schedule A of R•••••••• E••••• C••••••••• (listed 2024-03-29, absent 2024-10-08)
        Oct 8, 2024 · c•••••• person left · inference
      • Ernest Robert Swanson (Chairman Emeritus & Ceo; Owner) no longer on Schedule A of R•••••••• E••••• C••••••••• (listed 2023-10-04, absent 2024-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2024 · c•••••• person left · inference
      • R•••••••• E••••• C••••••••• reported RAUM $3.5B, down 29% from $4.9B (2020-03-30 to 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
      • Lowell Robert Gold (Executive Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of R•••••••• E••••• C••••••••• (listed 2020-03-30, absent 2021-03-31)
        Mar 31, 2021 · c•••••• person left · inference
      • Jurek Samuel Lissner (Managing Director) appeared on Schedule A of R•••••••• E••••• C•••••••••
        Mar 31, 2021 · c•••••• person joined · fact
      • Greg William Tabor (Executive Vice President) no longer on Schedule A of R•••••••• E••••• C••••••••• (listed 2018-03-30, absent 2019-03-29)
        Mar 29, 2019 · c•••••• person left · inference
      • N•••• S••• (Executive Vice President-Commercial) appeared on Schedule A of R•••••••• E••••• C•••••••••
        Mar 29, 2019 · c•••••• person joined · fact
      • Spencer Howe (Executive Vice President Of Exploration) appeared on Schedule A of R•••••••• E••••• C•••••••••
        Mar 29, 2019 · c•••••• person joined · fact
      Across DFX
      shared identifiers only, never a name match
      How to reach
      public business contact points only, each with its source
      Firm profile
      linkedin.com/company/ridgewood-energyreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Website
      rwenergy2016.blogspot.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 19, 2026
      Principal office phone
      201-447-9000reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Mar 30, 2026
      Provenance
      Form ADV
      SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Advisors
      IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
      Class
      Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
      RAUM per advisor
      n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
      Loaded
      Sep 14, 2026