WELL · 42-003-39679 · DISTRICT 8
Sight for Sore Eyes #5
Andrews County · Means field · Vertical
Sight For Sore Eyes #5 (API 42-003-39679) is a well in Andrews County operated by Ring Energy Inc., completed January 11, 2006.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2014, permitted to 5,200 ft.
Completion filings report 5 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, Queens, Grayburg.
Its 2 leases have reported 285K barrels of oil and 121K mcf of gas since July 2004, last reporting in July 2026. The leases carry 17 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Midland, TX · P-5 Y, filed Nov 4, 2025 · 997 permits on file · (855) 214-5188
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Ring Energy Inc. |
| Production reports | Vin Fisher Operating, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ring Energy, Inc.Aug 6, 2014 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,200
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Aug 6, 2014
- last permit issued
- Jan 11, 2006
- completed
- 285K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 121K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jul 2004 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Jan 11, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
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 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 17 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sight for Sore Eyes O-10-45157 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Vin Fisher Operating, Inc. | 11 | 166K | 64.9K | Jun 2014 – Jul 2026 |
| Sight for Sore Eyes O-10-37352 | Means | Ring Energy, Inc. | 6 | 120K | 56.2K | Jul 2004 – Nov 2014 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 12,707 · prior 12 9,828(+29%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 0 · prior 12 3,597(-100%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Raw Oil & Gas, Inc.Jul 2004 → Feb 2014
- 2Ring Energy, Inc.Mar 2014 → Sep 2024
- 3Vin Fisher Operating, Inc.Oct 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 791414-99 | Field transfer | Ring Energy, Inc. | Jul 10, 2014 | Aug 6, 2014 | Oct 25, 2005 | 5,153 |
| 606927-99 | Drill | Raw Oil & Gas, Inc. | Sep 26, 2005 | Sep 28, 2005 | Oct 24, 2005 | 5,200 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37352 | — | — | — | — |
| — | — O-10-45157 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,189 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,597 | 592 |
| Queen | 4,178 | -989 |
| Queens | 4,178 | -989 |
| Grayburg | 4,552 | -1,363 |
| San Andres | 4,612 | -1,423 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,612 | 4,718 | Perforated |
| 4,885 | 5,024 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,810 | 12.25 | 700 S |
| 5.5 | 5,153 | 7.875 | 800 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. About these reports →
| Suffix | Filed | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Oct 2, 2014 | Aug 13, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Jun 1, 2006 | Jan 25, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 23, 2006 | — | — |
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 42-003-39679 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-39679 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward) and the University Lands library. then paste it into their search.
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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