WELL · 42-003-40217 · DISTRICT 8
Hillbilly #4
Andrews County · Means field · Injection · Vertical
Hillbilly #4 (API 42-003-40217) is a well in Andrews County operated by Ring Energy Inc., completed August 8, 2007 and listed as injection on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued July 12, 2007, 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 4 formation tops, including Yates, Queen, Grayburg, 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.
It holds an active disposal or injection permit, with 1.39K barrels injected in the 12 months reported through March 2026.
Operator of record
Permitted by Triumph Exploration, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
Midland, TX · P-5 Active, filed Feb 9, 2026 · 997 permits on file · (432) 682-7464
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.Jul 12, 2007 |
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
- Jul 12, 2007
- last permit issued
- Aug 8, 2007
- 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
- Aug 8, 2007
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 642268-99 | Drill | Triumph Exploration, Inc. | Jul 10, 2007 | Jul 12, 2007 | Jul 16, 2007 | 4,900 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-10-37777 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,190 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Yates | 2,910 | 280 |
| Queen | 4,148 | -958 |
| Grayburg | 4,358 | -1,168 |
| San Andres | 4,602 | -1,412 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,619 | 4,704 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,846 | 12.25 | 600 S |
| 5.5 | 4,800 | 7.875 | 1,085 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 | Apr 13, 2011 | Mar 7, 2011 | — |
| 00 | Jan 11, 2008 | Oct 2, 2007 | Yes |
| 00 | Dec 27, 2007 | — | — |
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 42-003-40217 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-40217 → 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.
Beyond the permit record
RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes
Injection
- 1.39K
- bbl, last 12 reported months
- 328K
- bbl, all reported
- Mar 2026
- reported through
| UIC | Kind | Status | Permitted bbl/d | Max psi | Zone ft |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 000098322 | H-1 Injection | Active | 2,000 | 2,200 | 4,619–4,704 |
MONTHLY INJECTED, BBL · H-10 · LAST 24 REPORTED MONTHS
Last 12 months 1,385 · prior 12 8,684(-84%)
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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