TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · API 42-003-45417 · DISTRICT 7B
West John Fisher #9
Andrews County · Block a-34 (San Andres) field · Producing · Vertical
West John Fisher #9 (API 42-003-45417) is a well in Andrews County operated by Vin Fisher Operating Inc., completed March 5, 2014 and listed as producing on the RRC schedule.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued May 29, 2013, permitted to 4,955 ft.
It was permitted by Ring Energy, Inc. and has since transferred to Vin Fisher Operating Inc. on the wellbore schedule.
Completion filings report 10 formation tops, including Clear Fork, Dean, Glorieta, Holt.
Its 2 leases have reported 443K barrels of oil and 183K mcf of gas since July 2013, last reporting volume in August 2026. The leases carry 49 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
Operator of record
Permitted by Ring Energy, Inc.; the EWA schedule now lists a different operator.
- Based in
- Andrews, TX
- P-5 status
- Active (A)
- P-5 last filed
- Apr 23, 2026
- Permits on file
- 2
- Phone
- (432) 523-4740
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | Vin Fisher Operating Inc. |
| Production reports | Vin Fisher Operating, Inc.through Aug 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ring Energy, Inc.May 29, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 4,955
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- May 29, 2013
- last permit issued
- Mar 5, 2014
- completed
- 443K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 183K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · SEP 2013 THROUGH AUG 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Mar 5, 2014
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Operator's P-5 on the schedule: Active (A)
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.
Wells nearby
Every well with a location on file around this well, in any state, nearest first.
Texas locations come from drilling permits, so most older Texas wells have none and are not listed.
Lease production
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH AUG 2026
Texas reports oil by lease, not by well. These are the 2 leases this well is completed on; they carry 49 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher B O-10-44297 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Ring Energy, Inc. | 26 | 366K | 183K | Jul 2013 – Aug 2026 |
| West John Fisher O-10-55632 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Vin Fisher Operating, Inc. | 23 | 76.8K | 0 | Jan 2021 – Aug 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 23,485 · prior 12 27,263(-14%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 26,356 · prior 12 33,394(-21%)
Wells named West John Fisher
Vin Fisher Operating Inc.'s other wells filed under this lease name in Andrews County, newest permit first. The RRC gives a gas well its own lease number, so the name is what joins the wells of a unit.
Loading the lease's wellsChain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ring Energy, Inc.Sep 2013 → Aug 2026
- 2Vin Fisher Operating, Inc.May 2021 → Aug 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 763543-99 | Drill | Ring Energy, Inc. | May 29, 2013 | May 29, 2013 | Feb 17, 2014 | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2014 | West John Fisher O-10-55632 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Vin Fisher Operating Inc. | Producing | 4,955 |
| Mar 5, 2014 | Fisher B O-10-44297 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Ring Energy Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,213 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Clear ForkCLEARFORK | — | — |
| Dean | — | — |
| Glorieta | — | — |
| Holt | — | — |
| Leon | — | — |
| Permian (undifferentiated)PERMIAN DETRITAL | — | — |
| Spraberry | — | — |
| Tubb | — | — |
| Wichita-AlbanyWICHITA ALBANY | — | — |
| Wolfcamp | — | — |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 4,647 | 4,677 | Perforated |
| 4,696 | 4,770 | Perforated |
| 4,784 | 4,790 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,720 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 5.5 | 4,955 | 7.875 | 1,050 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. The record date is the RRC's own date on the record, not the day the report was filed: 462,034 of the state's filings carry 1984-01-12. About these reports →
| Suffix | RRC record date | W-2 / G-1 date | Logs referenced |
|---|---|---|---|
| 00 | Apr 28, 2021 | Apr 30, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Oct 30, 2014 | Apr 30, 2014 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Feb 17, 2017. Neutron. These are the logs loaded into Petrora from the Railroad Commission's inventories, not necessarily every log run on the well. The RRC holds the files; each opens from its log search for the well. The kind is the RRC's description of the log; the interval is the one filed for it.
Open the RRC's log search for this well ↗| Logas described | Files | Intervalft, as filed | Datereceived | SizeMB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NEUTRON POROSITY | TIFF | 1,700 to 4,909 | Feb 17, 2017run Feb 24, 2014 | 1.25 |
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 42-003-45417 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-45417 → scanned completion filings
The logs loaded for this well are under Well logs, with the RRC's log search for it. The University Lands library has no per-well link: then paste it into its 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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