WELL · 42-297-34642 · DISTRICT 2
Herring Ranch #5
Live Oak County · Vertical
Herring Ranch #5 (API 42-297-34642) is a permitted well in Live Oak County filed by Ampak Oil Company; no completion report is on file yet.
The RRC has issued 2 drilling permits between 2005 and 2021, permitted to 6,000 ft.
Completion filings report one formation top, including Queen City.
Its lease has reported 64.9K barrels of oil and 105K mcf of gas since September 2003, last reporting in July 2026. The lease carries 5 wells, so these are lease totals, not this well alone.
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 Mar 2026 |
| Latest permit | Ampak Oil CompanyNov 19, 2021 |
- 6,000
- total depth, ft
- 2
- permits on file
- Nov 19, 2021
- last permit issued
- —
- completed
- 64.9K
- cumulative oil, bbl
- 105K
- cumulative gas, mcf
PRODUCTION FROM PDQ LEASE REPORTS · Sep 2003 THROUGH Jul 2026
Regulatory status · RRC wellbore file
- Schedule
- OFF SCHEDULE
- Completed
- —
- Shut in
- —
- Plugged
- —
Surface location
28.360528, -98.257726
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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; they carry 5 wells in total, so volumes are shared.Why →
| Lease | Field | Reporting operator | Wells | Oil, bbl | Gas, mcf | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herring Ranch O-2-8823 | Clayton, NE. (Queen City -H-) | Ampak Oil Company | 5 | 64.9K | 105K | Sep 2003 – Jul 2026 |
Oil, barrels lease total
Last 12 months 16 · prior 12 38(-58%)
Gas, mcf lease total
Last 12 months 2 · prior 12 12(-83%)
Chain of custody
Every operator that reported production on this well's lease, in order.
- 1Ampak Oil CompanySep 2003 → Mar 2026
Permits
| Permit | Type | Operator | Received | Issued | Spud | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 874425-99 | Recompletion | Ampak Oil Company | Nov 10, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | — | 5,810 |
| 606462-99 | Drill | Ampak Oil Company | Sep 16, 2005 | Sep 16, 2005 | Sep 24, 2005 | 6,000 |
Completions
| Completed | Lease | Field | Operator | Status | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — O-2-8823 | — | — | — | — |
Formation tops
As filed on W-2/G-1. Subsea from 325 ft elevation.Download CSV →
| Formation | MD ft | Subsea |
|---|---|---|
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY "B" | 5,052 | -4,727 |
| Queen CityQUEEN CITY "H" | 5,600 | -5,275 |
Perforations
Perforated and open-hole intervals.
| From | To | Type |
|---|---|---|
| 5,600 | 5,605 | Perforated |
Casing
Strings as reported, shallowest first.
| Casing in | Set at | Hole in | Cement |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.625 | 684 | 12.25 | 285 S |
| 4.5 | 5,790 | 7.875 | 430 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 | Jun 5, 2006 | Nov 28, 2005 | Yes |
| 00 | Feb 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 42-297-34642 → W-2, G-1, plugging reports, as PDFs
- Completion packets for 42-297-34642 → 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
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This well's tops beside its 5 nearest neighbours, subsea-aligned so they line up regardless of surface terrain.
Herring Ranch42-297-33878
0.3 KM · Nueces Oil Company · Section with this well →
| Jackson | 1,290 | -970 |
| Yegua | 2,455 | -2,135 |
| Queen City | 4,980 | -4,660 |
Herring Ranch42-297-34543
0.4 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 |
Herring Ranch42-297-35609
0.4 KM · Ampak Oil Company · Section with this well →
| Hockley - Disposal | 1,276 | -959 |
| Jackson | 2,444 | -2,127 |
| Queen City | 5,031 | -4,714 |
| Cook Mountain | — | |
| Wilcox | — | |
| Sligo | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
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 |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Eagle Ford | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Three Rivers Unit B42-297-36513
4.2 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 |
| Sligo | — | |
| Hockley - Disposal | — | |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Frio | — |
10 TOPS · FIRST 8
Three Rivers Unit A42-297-36512
4.2 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
4.9 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 |
| Austin Chalk | — | |
| Hockley - Disposal | — | |
| Jackson | — |
12 TOPS · FIRST 8
Sullivan Unit42-297-33852
5.0 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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