OPERATORS · RRC 173740 · P-5 STATUS Y
Continental Oil Co
Unknown, XX
Watch this operatorContinental Oil CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued July 3, 1979.
The RRC wellbore file lists 372 wells under its operatorship.
624 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 372 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.
- 43%
- spud rate · 271 of 624 mature permits
- 30
- median days permit to spud · middle half 14–58
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- cancelled · 5 permits
- 348
- expired undrilled
- 208
- permits a year over 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maverick county → | — | 110 | 5 | May 17, 1979 |
| Ector county → | — | 100 | 19 | Jul 3, 1979 |
| Howard county → | — | 46 | 6 | Jun 1, 1979 |
| Wichita county → | — | 37 | 0 | May 9, 1979 |
| Starr county → | — | 34 | 62 | Jun 12, 1979 |
| Fisher county → | — | 30 | 19 | Dec 5, 1978 |
| Duval county → | — | 28 | 16 | May 7, 1979 |
| Montague county → | — | 19 | 8 | Jun 1, 1979 |
| Cochran county → | — | 18 | 0 | May 26, 1978 |
| Van Zandt county → | — | 18 | 0 | May 15, 1979 |
| Glasscock county → | — | 17 | 1 | Jun 25, 1979 |
| Andrews county → | — | 15 | 26 | Jun 21, 1979 |
| Goliad county → | — | 13 | 8 | May 17, 1979 |
| Live Oak county → | — | 13 | 8 | Aug 31, 1977 |
| McMullen county → | — | 13 | 1 | Mar 22, 1978 |
| Stonewall county → | — | 11 | 9 | Jan 25, 1979 |
| Bee county → | — | 9 | 1 | Aug 31, 1977 |
| Karnes county → | — | 9 | 0 | Aug 24, 1977 |
| Aransas county → | — | 7 | 24 | Jun 6, 1979 |
| Ward county → | — | 7 | 1 | Oct 19, 1978 |
| Yoakum county → | — | 7 | 1 | Dec 15, 1977 |
| Zapata county → | — | 7 | 0 | Dec 19, 1978 |
| Pecos county → | — | 6 | 5 | Jun 26, 1979 |
| Webb county → | — | 6 | 0 | May 10, 1979 |
| Chambers county → | — | 5 | 11 | Nov 20, 1978 |
| Culberson county → | — | 5 | 0 | Sep 21, 1978 |
| Dawson county → | — | 4 | 18 | Aug 14, 1978 |
| Dimmit county → | — | 4 | 1 | Oct 16, 1978 |
| Crockett county → | — | 3 | 3 | Nov 27, 1978 |
| Fayette county → | — | 3 | 4 | Sep 6, 1978 |
| Refugio county → | — | 3 | 0 | Oct 18, 1978 |
| Zavala county → | — | 3 | 1 | Dec 29, 1978 |
| DE Witt county → | — | 2 | 1 | Aug 24, 1977 |
| Edwards county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jun 4, 1979 |
| Cherokee county → | — | 1 | 2 | Mar 14, 1978 |
| Crosby county → | — | 1 | 0 | Mar 28, 1979 |
| Garza county → | — | 1 | 23 | Sep 1, 1977 |
| Jackson county → | — | 1 | 2 | Oct 25, 1977 |
| Loving county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 16, 1977 |
| Reagan county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 8, 1977 |
| Reeves county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 16, 1977 |
| Terrell county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 21, 1978 |
| Wheeler county → | — | 1 | 3 | Sep 9, 1977 |
| Winkler county → | — | 1 | 9 | Dec 16, 1977 |
All 624 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 |
|---|---|---|
| San Miguel | 61 | 0 |
| San Andres | 48 | 0 |
| Grayburg | 44 | 0 |
| Queen | 20 | 0 |
| Yates | 16 | 0 |
| Frio | 12 | 0 |
| Seven Rivers | 8 | 0 |
| Canyon | 7 | 0 |
| Rustler | 5 | 0 |
| Glorieta | 5 | 0 |
| Cisco | 5 | 0 |
| Caprock | 3 | 0 |
| Granite Wash | 3 | 0 |
| Vicksburg | 2 | 0 |
| Cook Mountain | 2 | 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
- —
- 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
- 372
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 106
- plugged
How it got them
- 15
- permitted itself
- 20
- acquired from others
- 371
- 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 98
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Starr | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Montague | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Ector | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Andrews | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Atascosa | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Howard | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Stonewall | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Jones | 0 active | 0 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 →
| Type | 12 mo | Prior 12 | All time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drill | 0 | 0 | 522 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 84 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 18 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Huntley East (San Andres)43732500 | 21 | 0 |
| Ackerly (Dean Sand)448200 | 19 | 0 |
| Rincon76721001 | 17 | 0 |
| Round Top (Palo Pinto Reef)78567500 | 16 | 0 |
| Blue Ridge9880001 | 11 | 0 |
| Wasson 6695417001 | 7 | 0 |
| Wemac (Wolfcamp)96291666 | 7 | 0 |
| Cowden North21289001 | 6 | 0 |
| Fullerton (Clear Fork Upper)33230100 | 5 | 0 |
| Flowers W. (Canyon Sand)31634500 | 5 | 0 |
| Fullerton33230001 | 5 | 0 |
| Rincon (Gas)76721365 | 5 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed —
- Address
- Street Address Unknown
- Unknown, XX 99999
- Officers and agents
- Ellis, F. E. · Vice President
- Castleberry, J. C. · Vice President/Controller
- Dennean, Joan C. · Secretary
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 646063 | Sep 18, 2007 | Sep 18, 2007 | Trap Rock Oil, Ltd. | Starr | LA Brisa Ranch / State 542 #17 | 5,350 | 42703612 |
| 621971 | Jul 7, 2006 | Jul 7, 2006 | Trap Rock Oil, Ltd. | Starr | LA Brisa Ranch / State 542 #17 | 5,350 | 42703612 |
| 546697 | Jun 9, 2004 | Jun 9, 2004 | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | Starr | Slick, T. B. -a- 485 #139 | 7,397 | 42704826 |
| 524851 | Oct 23, 2002 | Oct 23, 2002 | Conoco Inc. | Starr | T. B. Slick Est. B 528 #152 | 6,025 | 42704717 |
| 516382 | Feb 4, 2002 | Feb 4, 2002 | Conoco Inc. | Starr | Slick, T. B. A-485 #139 | 7,397 | 42704826 |
| 516382 | Feb 4, 2002 | Feb 4, 2002 | Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LLC | Starr | Slick, T. B. A-485 #139 | 7,397 | 42704826 |
| 514111 | Oct 8, 2001 | Oct 8, 2001 | Sage Energy Company | Andrews | Bennett, R. D. #1 | 9,299 | 00300913 |
| 502488 | Dec 4, 2000 | Dec 4, 2000 | Sage Energy Company | Andrews | Bennett #1 | 9,299 | 00300913 |
| 396642 | Feb 19, 1992 | Feb 19, 1992 | Hydrocarbon Horizons, Inc. | DE Witt | Wood, Royce #1 | 7,700 | 12330115 |
| 390568 | Aug 9, 1991 | Aug 9, 1991 | Heartland Production, Inc. | Victoria | Buchanan, R. T. et al "A" #2 | 8,285 | 46900018 |
| 368934 | Jan 24, 1990 | Jan 24, 1990 | Conoco Inc. | Starr | Slick, T. B. Est E #8 | 4,200 | 42703561 |
| 363480 | Sep 21, 1989 | Sep 21, 1989 | Conoco Inc. | Fisher | Round Top Palo Pinto Reef #76 | 5,100 | 15101249 |
| 352979 | Nov 4, 1988 | Nov 4, 1988 | Conoco Inc. | Starr | Slick, T. B. Est.-A #137 | 7,514 | 42704696 |
| 338338 | Nov 5, 1987 | Nov 5, 1987 | Conoco Inc. | Dawson | East Ackerly Dean Unit #32 | 8,750 | 11500316 |
| 298100 | Feb 18, 1986 | Feb 18, 1986 | Conoco Inc. | Andrews | University "11-A" #1 | 4,550 | 00300260 |
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/173740, documented in the API reference.