WELL · 42-297-33878 · DISTRICT 2
Herring Ranch #5502
Live Oak County · Vertical
Herring Ranch #5502 (API 42-297-33878) is a permitted well in Live Oak County filed by Ampak Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 3 drilling permits (amended once) between 1989 and 2025, permitted to 5,700 ft.
Completion filings report 3 formation tops, including Jackson, Yegua, Queen City.
Operator of record
Plano, TX · P-5 Y, filed May 4, 2026 · 223 permits on file · (214) 232-6673
SOURCE · RRC EWA WELLBORE SCHEDULE
What each RRC source says
| Wellbore schedule | none |
| Production reports | Ampak Oil Companythrough Feb 2016 |
| Latest permit | Ampak Oil CompanyFeb 27, 2025 |
- 5,700
- total depth, ft
- 4
- permits on file
- Feb 27, 2025
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 0
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 398K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Jan 1993 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
28.362903, -98.257255
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Permit surface location from the RRC GIS record, in Live Oak County.
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; this well is the only one on it.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring Ranch G-2-131543 | Clayton (Queen City) | Ampak Oil Company | 1 | 0 | 398K | Jan 1993 – Jul 2026 |
No volumes reported on these leases in the last three years.
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Nueces Oil CompanyJan 1993 → Feb 1995
- 2Mueller Engineering Corp.Mar 1995 → Jul 1995
- 3Petro-Chem Operating Company,incAug 1995 → Nov 1999
- 4Holden-Brooke Oil & Gas Co.Dec 1999 → Aug 2003
- 5Ampak Oil CompanySep 2003 → Feb 2016
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 906166-99 | Recompletion | Ampak Oil Company | Feb 24, 2025 | Feb 27, 2025 | — | 5,694 |
| 871314-99 | Recompletion | Ampak Oil Company | Jul 15, 2021 | Jul 27, 2021 | — | 5,694 |
| 356277-98 | Drill | Nueces Oil Company | Apr 13, 1989 | Feb 22, 1989 | Jun 18, 1989 | 5,700 |
| 356277-99 | Drill | Nueces Oil Company | Feb 22, 1989 | Feb 22, 1989 | — | 5,700 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — G-2-131543 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 320 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Jackson | 1,290 | -970 |
| Yegua | 2,455 | -2,135 |
| Queen City | 4,980 | -4,660 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,166 | 5,182 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 329 | 12.25 | 200 S |
| 4.5 | 5,665 | 7.875 | 415 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 | Aug 22, 1989 | Oct 5, 1989 | Yes |
| 00 | Aug 17, 1989 | — | — |
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 42-297-33878 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-33878 → scanned completion filings
Log images are in archives with no per-well link: the RRC's Neubus archive (2004 onward). then paste it into their search.
Nearby wells and their tops
NEAREST 8 LOCATED WELLS WITH TOPS · WITHIN 16 KM
Draw a cross-section
This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Herring Ranch42-297-35609
0.3 KM · Ampak Oil Company · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,276 | -959 |
| Jackson | 2,444 | -2,127 |
| Queen City | 5,031 | -4,714 |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Sligo | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Herring Ranch42-297-34642
0.3 KM · Ampak Oil Company · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 5,052 | -4,727 |
| Queen City | 5,600 | -5,275 |
Herring Ranch42-297-34543
0.3 KM · Ampak Oil Company · Section with this well →
| Hockley | 820 | -518 |
| Jackson | 1,630 | -1,328 |
| Queen City | 4,944 | -4,642 |
| Queen City | 5,042 | -4,740 |
| Queen City | 5,057 | -4,755 |
| Queen City | 5,142 | -4,840 |
Ryan, Nolan42-297-34691
1.3 KM · Aurora Resources Corporation · Section with this well →
| Frio | 1,500 | -1,196 |
| Hockley - Disposal | 3,400 | -3,096 |
| Jackson | 3,600 | -3,296 |
| Cook Mountain | 5,000 | -4,696 |
| Queen City | 5,200 | -4,896 |
| Wilcox | 6,200 | -5,896 |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Edwards | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Three Rivers Unit B42-297-36513
4.0 KM · Kimmeridge Texas Gas, LLC · Section with this well →
| Cook Mountain | 3,149 | -2,919 |
| Queen City | 4,286 | -4,056 |
| Wilcox | 5,848 | -5,618 |
| Eagle Ford | 14,329 | -14,099 |
| Edwards | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Hockley - Disposal | — | |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Three Rivers Unit A42-297-36512
4.0 KM · Kimmeridge Texas Gas, LLC · Section with this well →
| Queen City | 4,283 | -4,053 |
| Wilcox | 5,844 | -5,614 |
| Eagle Ford | 14,312 | -14,082 |
| Sligo | — | |
| Edwards | — | |
| Frio | — | |
| Hockley - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Nelson 'A'42-297-34640
4.7 KM · Inland Ocean, Inc. · Section with this well →
| Frio | 1,490 | -1,187 |
| Pettus | 2,525 | -2,222 |
| Cook Mountain | 3,500 | -3,197 |
| Queen City | 4,945 | -4,642 |
| Wilcox | 6,420 | -6,117 |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Hockley - Disposal | — |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sullivan Unit42-297-33852
5.3 KM · Tejones Operating Corporation · Section with this well →
| Pettus | 2,809 | -2,515 |
| Queen City | 5,421 | -5,127 |
| Wilcox | 6,748 | -6,454 |
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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