OPERATORS · RRC 105190 · P-5 STATUS Y
Buchanan, Wayman W
San Antonio, TX
Watch this operatorBuchanan, Wayman W has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued August 19, 1987.
The RRC wellbore file lists 38 wells under its operatorship.
214 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed November 8, 1991.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 38 of record
- 0
- leases it reports
- —
- horizontal, 12 months
WINDOWS ON THE RRC ISSUE DATE · COMPUTED OCT 29, 2026
From permit to spud
FROM THE DATES ON ITS W-1 PERMITS · ALL TIME
A permit is a plan, not a well. These figures count only permits old enough to have spudded, six months and more, and read the spud, cancel, and expiry dates the RRC records on each one.
- 41%
- spud rate · 88 of 214 mature permits
- 10
- median days permit to spud · middle half 3–32
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- cancelled · 3 permits
- 122
- expired undrilled
- 19
- permits a year over 11 active years
Where
Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.
| County | 12 mo | All time | Wells | Last |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parker county → | — | 84 | 15 | Mar 2, 1981 |
| Upton county → | — | 21 | 0 | Jul 8, 1980 |
| Burleson county → | — | 15 | 0 | Apr 24, 1981 |
| Fayette county → | — | 12 | 0 | Dec 31, 1980 |
| Reagan county → | — | 12 | 14 | Sep 22, 1977 |
| Ector county → | — | 10 | 2 | Nov 28, 1979 |
| Brazos county → | — | 7 | 0 | Jan 21, 1985 |
| Jack county → | — | 6 | 0 | Nov 12, 1980 |
| Palo Pinto county → | — | 5 | 0 | Oct 31, 1979 |
| Reeves county → | — | 5 | 1 | Dec 17, 1979 |
| Chambers county → | — | 4 | 1 | Nov 14, 1986 |
| Gonzales county → | — | 4 | 1 | Mar 27, 1981 |
| Jefferson county → | — | 4 | 0 | Jan 6, 1987 |
| Lipscomb county → | — | 4 | 0 | Oct 28, 1983 |
| Brazoria county → | — | 2 | 0 | Aug 19, 1987 |
| Irion county → | — | 2 | 2 | Aug 26, 1977 |
| McMullen county → | — | 2 | 0 | Apr 24, 1984 |
| Wise county → | — | 2 | 0 | May 24, 1979 |
| Archer county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 17, 1979 |
| Coleman county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 27, 1978 |
| Eastland county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 17, 1978 |
| Erath county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 16, 1978 |
| Hemphill county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 28, 1980 |
| Hood county → | — | 1 | 2 | Nov 7, 1977 |
| Lee county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 28, 1980 |
| Leon county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 21, 1984 |
| Martin county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 10, 1984 |
| Mitchell county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 5, 1979 |
| Orange county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 10, 1986 |
| Tarrant county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 19, 1978 |
| Wheeler county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 22, 1981 |
All 214 permits, searchable → · Leases it reports → · On the map →
Formations in its completed wells
Tops reported on completion filings for wells it operates. RRC wellbore file. About tops →
| Formation | Wells | Permitted last 3 yrs |
|---|---|---|
| Buda | 4 | 0 |
| Strawn | 4 | 0 |
| Austin Chalk | 4 | 0 |
| Dean | 2 | 0 |
| Marble Falls | 2 | 0 |
| Georgetown | 2 | 0 |
| Caddo | 2 | 0 |
| Jo Mill | 1 | 0 |
| Yates | 1 | 0 |
| Seven Rivers | 1 | 0 |
| Queen | 1 | 0 |
| Grayburg | 1 | 0 |
| Spraberry | 1 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 1 | 0 |
| Santa Rosa | 1 | 0 |
Production by month
PDQ LEASE REPORTS · REPORTED THROUGH APR 2026
Barrels on leases where this operator filed the production report. Lease-level by design; the latest months are revised upward as late reports arrive. How production is reported →
- 0
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
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- vs the 12 months before
- 0
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 0
- bbl oil since reporting began
No lease production reported under this operator number in the last three years.
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 38
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 35
- plugged
How it got them
- 21
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 106
- permitted, now run by others
Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →
Permit types
Last 12 months against the prior 12, and all time. A type opens the permit history filtered to it. What the types mean →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 3 |
Fields
RRC regulatory fields with the most wells of record under this operator. The field opens its page; the count opens this operator's wells in it.
| Field | Wells | Producing |
|---|---|---|
| Spraberry (Trend Area)85279200 | 16 | 0 |
| Weatherford (Atoka Up.)95583333 | 5 | 0 |
| Weatherford (Atoka Middle)95583200 | 3 | 0 |
| Bratten (Marble Falls)11499400 | 2 | 0 |
| Foster32309001 | 2 | 0 |
| Toto (Bend Congl. Lower)90813090 | 1 | 0 |
| Toto (Strawn Lower)90813900 | 1 | 0 |
| Weatherford SW (Atoka LO)95590225 | 1 | 0 |
| Whiskey Flat (Lower Atoka)96816500 | 1 | 0 |
| Angelina N. (Frio 11000)2821500 | 1 | 0 |
| Worsham SW. (Delaware)98823500 | 1 | 0 |
| L.B.C. (Congl. 4550)50476500 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Nov 8, 1991
- Address
- 745 E Mulberry Ave Ste 850 Trinity Plaza II Bldg
- San Antonio, TX 78212
- Officers and agents
- Buchanan, Wayman W. · Owner
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 334735 | Aug 19, 1987 | Aug 19, 1987 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Brazoria | T.D.C. #1 | 10,300 | 03932221 |
| 324996 | Jan 6, 1987 | Jan 6, 1987 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Jefferson | Davidson #1 | 12,600 | 24531889 |
| 324789 | Dec 30, 1986 | Dec 30, 1986 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Jefferson | Wilber #1 | 11,800 | 24531888 |
| 324789 | Dec 30, 1986 | Dec 30, 1986 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Jefferson | Wilber #1 | 12,100 | 24531888 |
| 324789 | Dec 30, 1986 | Dec 30, 1986 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Jefferson | Wilber #1 | 11,962 | 24531888 |
| 323045 | Nov 14, 1986 | Nov 14, 1986 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Chambers | Broussard #1 | 13,500 | 07131808 |
| 320351 | Sep 15, 1986 | Sep 15, 1986 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Chambers | Postema #1 | 11,200 | 07131803 |
| 300798 | Apr 10, 1986 | Apr 10, 1986 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Orange | Frost National Bank #1 | 13,000 | 36130545 |
| 283951 | Aug 30, 1985 | Aug 30, 1985 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Brazoria | Ramsey Prison Farm #1 | 9,982 | 03932094 |
| 264556 | Jan 21, 1985 | Jan 21, 1985 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Brazos | Brazos Farms Ltd #1 | 8,200 | 04131180 |
| 264420 | Jan 15, 1985 | Jan 15, 1985 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Chambers | Mobil Fee #1 | 11,500 | 07131671 |
| 263264 | Dec 31, 1984 | Dec 31, 1984 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Brazos | Brazos Farms Ltd. #2 | 7,690 | 04131186 |
| 258427 | Nov 21, 1984 | Nov 21, 1984 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Leon | Roughton-Chapman #1 | 7,600 | 28930607 |
| 258265 | Nov 19, 1984 | Nov 19, 1984 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Chambers | Baten-Taylor Unit #1 | 11,175 | 07131497 |
| 251529 | Sep 18, 1984 | Sep 18, 1984 | Buchanan, Wayman W. | Brazos | Brazos Farms Ltd. #4 | 8,200 | 04131213 |
About this data
Registration from the RRC P-5 organization report, refreshed weekly. Permits from the OGA049M master and daily daf420 files; wells of record from the EWA wellbore schedule; production from PDQ lease reports at the last vintage; disposal from UIC permits and H-10 reports. Summary figures are rebuilt nightly.
Developers: this page as JSON is GET /v1/data/operators/tx/105190, documented in the API reference.