TEXAS · WELLS · ANDREWS COUNTY · API 42-003-45805 · DISTRICT 7B
Black Baldy #4
Andrews County · Block a-34 (San Andres) field · Shut In · Vertical
Black Baldy #4 (API 42-003-45805) is a well in Andrews County operated by Vin Fisher Operating Inc., completed February 14, 2014 and listed as shut in on the RRC schedule, shut in February 1, 2025.
The RRC has issued one drilling permit, issued December 12, 2013, permitted to 5,003 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 484K barrels of oil and 51.3K mcf of gas since October 2013, last reporting volume in April 2026. The leases carry 27 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 – Extension (X)
- 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 Apr 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ring Energy, Inc.Dec 12, 2013 |
The sources disagree, which usually means a transfer or a lease-level production filing by a different entity. Petrora goes with the schedule.
- 5,003
- total depth, ft
- 1
- permits on file
- Dec 12, 2013
- last permit issued
- Feb 14, 2014
- completed
- 484K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 51.3K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Oct 2013 THROUGH Apr 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- ON SCHEDULE
- Completed
- Feb 14, 2014
- Shut in
- Feb 1, 2025
- 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.
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 27 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acu 5 O-10-44760 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Ring Energy, Inc. | 14 | 438K | 51.3K | Oct 2013 – Apr 2026 |
| Black Baldy O-10-61635 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Vin Fisher Operating, Inc. | 13 | 45.3K | 0 | Oct 2024 – Apr 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 33,455 · prior 12 39,899(-16%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 3,855 · prior 12 7,425(-48%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ring Energy, Inc.Oct 2013 → Apr 2026
- 2Vin Fisher Operating, Inc.Oct 2024 → Apr 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 774782-99 | Drill | Ring Energy, Inc. | Dec 2, 2013 | Dec 12, 2013 | Jan 24, 2014 | 5,100 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 14, 2014 | Black Baldy O-10-61635 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Vin Fisher Operating Inc. | Shut In · shut in Feb 1, 2025 | 5,003 |
| Feb 14, 2014 | Acu 5 O-10-44760 | Block a-34 (San Andres) | Ring Energy Inc. | Not on Schedule | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 3,191 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 4,644 | 4,740 | Perforated |
| 4,784 | 4,884 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 1,708 | 12.25 | 830 S |
| 5.5 | 5,003 | 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 | Oct 14, 2024 | Mar 21, 2014 | Yes |
| 00 | Sep 26, 2014 | Mar 21, 2014 | Yes |
Well logs
1 log loaded from the RRC's log index, the latest received Jan 16, 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 4,959 | Jan 16, 2017run Jan 30, 2014 | 0.67 |
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 42-003-45805 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-003-45805 → 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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