OC4J 10.1.3.x start order of Resource Adapters

In order to control the start order of Resource Adapters for an application you can use the start-order tag as described here in the docs within your oc4j-connectors.xml

Oracle® Containers for J2EE Resource Adapter Administrator's Guide
10g (10.1.3.1.0)
Part Number B28956-01
http://download.oracle.com/docs/cd/B32110_01/web.1013/b28956/xmlcnfg.htm#sthref532