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OPERATORS · RRC 153438  · P-5 STATUS Y

Cimarex Engy Co

Midland, TX · most active in Culberson County

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Cimarex Engy CO was issued 14 drilling permits in the past 12 months, down 89% on the prior year, across 2 counties led by Culberson with 11. 100% were horizontal.

None were issued in the past 90 days.

The RRC wellbore file lists 169 wells under its operatorship.

Lease reports credit it with 115K barrels of oil and 163M mcf of gas in the 12 months reported through April 2026, down 48% on the year before.

2,082 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1978; its P-5 organization report was last filed April 4, 2026.

14
permits, last 12 months
-89%
vs prior 12 months (131)
2
counties, 12 months
0
producing wells, of 169 of record
192
leases it reports
100%
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.

83%
spud rate · 1,734 of 2,082 mature permits
61
median days permit to spud · middle half 26–119
0
spuds, last 180 days -100%
0%
cancelled · 0 permits
348
expired undrilled
43
permits a year over 48 active years

Permits issued by month

LAST 36 MONTHS · BY ISSUE DATE

Last 12 months 191 · prior 12 162(+18%)

020402022202320242025

Where

Counties by permits in the last 12 months, with all-time permits and current wells of record there.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Culberson county →1190619Nov 25, 2025
Reeves county →338844Dec 30, 2025
Hemphill county →—19119Aug 15, 2014
Ward county →—1692Jul 2, 2018
Roberts county →—1153Sep 24, 2014
Jefferson county →—6725Aug 23, 2013
Liberty county →—5516Aug 27, 2012
Hardeman county →—463Jan 25, 2011
Hardin county →—304Aug 31, 2015
Pecos county →—2427Apr 18, 2008
Reagan county →—180May 28, 2014
Winkler county →—131Mar 25, 2014
Crane county →—91Oct 21, 2008
Kleberg county →—80Jan 11, 2006
Ochiltree county →—70Aug 2, 2012
Lavaca county →—50May 23, 2008
Brazoria county →—40Sep 4, 2003
Chambers county →—41Aug 2, 2008
Hidalgo county →—41Feb 16, 2007
Andrews county →—30Feb 27, 2017
Fort Bend county →—31Jun 21, 2008
Hockley county →—30Feb 12, 2014
Loving county →—30Mar 3, 2014
Wharton county →—30Feb 11, 2010
Yoakum county →—20May 8, 2006
Matagorda county →—10Sep 21, 2011
McMullen county →—10Oct 17, 2005

All 2,082 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 →

FormationWellsPermitted last 3 yrs
Bone Spring893135
Cherry Canyon835142
Delaware784143
Wolfcamp69498
Bell Canyon23316
Castile19619
Granite Wash1070
Brushy Canyon5918
Brown Dolomite590
Atoka570
Rustler505
Lamar4914
Oswego480
Permian (undifferentiated)370
Frio250

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 →

115K
bbl oil, last 12 reported months
-48%
vs the 12 months before
163M
mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
36.3M
bbl oil since reporting began

Gas, mcf

Last 12 months 162,808,569 · prior 12 314,406,999(-48%)

010M20M30M202420252026

Oil, barrels

Last 12 months 115,404 · prior 12 223,203(-48%)

010K20K30K202420252026

Beyond the permit record

RRC wellbore file

Wells of record

169
on the schedule
0
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
0
temp. abandoned
114
plugged

How it got them

132
permitted itself
29
acquired from others
1,169
permitted, now run by others

Acquired means the well's permit names a different operator than the schedule does today. Transfers and operator numbers →

RRC UIC permits · H-10 reported volumes

Disposal and injection

0
active UIC permits of 26
0
permitted bbl/day, active
0
bbl injected, last 12 reported months
Jun 2025
reported through

By county

Reeves0 active0 bbl/d
Culberson0 active0 bbl/d
Ward0 active0 bbl/d
Hemphill0 active0 bbl/d
Jefferson0 active0 bbl/d
Winkler0 active0 bbl/d

Permitted volume is a ceiling, not throughput. How to read it →

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 →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Drill141311,982
Recompletion0084
Reenter007
Field transfer006
Reclass003

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.

FieldWellsProducing
Phantom (Wolfcamp)71052900370
White & Baker (Grayburg 2000)96875250170
Ford West (Wolfcamp)31913800160
Wildcat18001110
Hemphill (Granite Wash.)40311200100
Liberty South5349800190
Constitution (Yegua)2025455080
Perl (Yegua Middle EY)7060649560
Sour Lake Easter (Yegua)8469949540
Barbasal (Queen)560865040
Buffalo Wallow (Granite Wash)1314728530
Dixieland (Atoka U.)2502025030

P-5 organization report

As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Apr 4, 2026
G/PURGas gathering
Address
6001 Deauville Blvd Ste 300N
Midland, TX 79706
(800) 969-4789
Officers and agents
CT Corporation System · Texas Resident Agent
Jorden, Thomas E. · Director,president,ceo, Chair
Vela, Adam M · Vice President,general Counsel
Bell, Stephen P. · Director,vice President,executiv
Young, Shannon E · Director,vice President,executiv

Latest permits

NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
911655Dec 30, 2025Dec 30, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.ReevesState Road Runner A #401HH11,00038941933
912219Dec 17, 2025Dec 17, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.ReevesState Road Runner AA #401HBH11,23938941953
911926Nov 25, 2025Nov 25, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Kingman Unit #8HH12,00010934534
911925Nov 25, 2025Nov 25, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Kingman Unit #7HH12,00010934533
911924Nov 24, 2025Nov 24, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Kingman Unit #6HH12,00010934532
911923Nov 24, 2025Nov 24, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Kingman Unit #5HH12,00010934531
911656Nov 13, 2025Nov 13, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.ReevesState Road Runner B #402HH11,00038941934
911612Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Secretariat Unit #7HH11,00010934530
911611Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Secretariat Unit #6HH11,00010934529
911610Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Secretariat Unit #5HH11,00010934528
911609Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Secretariat Unit #4HH11,00010934527
911606Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Secretariat Unit #3HH11,00010934526
911603Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Secretariat Unit #2HH11,00010934525
911599Nov 6, 2025Nov 6, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.CulbersonState Secretariat Unit #1HH11,00010934524
911102Oct 24, 2025Oct 24, 2025Cimarex Energy Co.ReevesState Road Runner D #404HH11,00038941892

Full permit history →

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/153438, documented in the API reference.