WELL · 42-003-39831 · DISTRICT 8
Hillbilly #1
Andrews County · Means field · Shut IN · Vertical
Hillbilly #1 (API 42-003-39831) is a well in Andrews County operated by Ring Energy Inc., completed April 22, 2006 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued February 22, 2006, permitted to 4,900 ft.
It was permitted by Triumph Exploration, Inc. and has since transferred to Ring Energy Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, San Andres.
Its lease has reported 110K barrels of oil and 6.79K mcf of gas since April 2006, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 4 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Triumph Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
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 | Ring Energy, Inc.through Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Triumph Exploration, Inc.Feb 22, 2006 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,900
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Feb 22, 2006
- last permit issued
- Apr 22, 2006
- completed
- 110K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 6.79K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Apr 2006 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Apr 22, 2006
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active
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 lease this well is completed on; they carry 4 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hillbilly O-10-37777 | Means | Ring Energy, Inc. | 4 | 110K | 6.79K | Apr 2006 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 256 · prior 12 948(-73%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Triumph Exploration, Inc.Apr 2006 → Jan 2025
- 2Ring Energy, Inc.Feb 2025 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 614647-99 | Drill | Triumph Exploration, Inc. | Feb 22, 2006 | Feb 22, 2006 | Feb 23, 2006 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37777 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,186 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,892 | 294 |
| Queen | 3,851 | -665 |
| San Andres | 4,501 | -1,315 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,647 | 4,704 | Perforated |
| 4,733 | 4,736 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,800 | 12.25 | 650 S |
| 5.5 | 4,900 | 7.875 | 1,275 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 | Nov 6, 2006 | May 18, 2006 | Yes |
| 00 | Jul 21, 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 42-003-39831 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-39831 → 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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