OPERATORS · RRC 18023 · P-5 STATUS Y
American Expl Co
Houston, TX
Watch this operatorAmerican Expl CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued October 9, 1997.
The RRC wellbore file lists 119 wells under its operatorship.
575 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1979; its P-5 organization report was last filed August 1, 1997.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 119 of record
- 84
- 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.
- 59%
- spud rate · 338 of 575 mature permits
- 33
- median days permit to spud · middle half 17–74
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 2 permits
- 235
- expired undrilled
- 32
- permits a year over 18 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sutton county → | — | 222 | 46 | Jan 26, 1995 |
| McMullen county → | — | 70 | 1 | Apr 21, 1997 |
| Brazos-LB county → | — | 40 | 7 | Dec 11, 1996 |
| Crockett county → | — | 39 | 2 | Mar 11, 1996 |
| Lavaca county → | — | 30 | 0 | Oct 9, 1997 |
| Hidalgo county → | — | 28 | 4 | Aug 5, 1997 |
| Andrews county → | — | 13 | 2 | Jun 20, 1997 |
| Gaines county → | — | 12 | 2 | Dec 11, 1992 |
| Webb county → | — | 12 | 1 | Feb 19, 1991 |
| Howard county → | — | 11 | 0 | Oct 4, 1990 |
| Jackson county → | — | 10 | 1 | Jun 22, 1994 |
| Winkler county → | — | 9 | 9 | Oct 28, 1996 |
| Jefferson county → | — | 8 | 0 | Feb 20, 1997 |
| Freestone county → | — | 6 | 0 | Apr 17, 1997 |
| Gray county → | — | 6 | 0 | Sep 21, 1990 |
| Callahan county → | — | 5 | 2 | Apr 22, 1985 |
| Chambers county → | — | 5 | 5 | Jun 17, 1992 |
| Dimmit county → | — | 4 | 0 | Nov 13, 1991 |
| Lipscomb county → | — | 4 | 0 | Aug 27, 1992 |
| Ochiltree county → | — | 4 | 0 | Jan 24, 1991 |
| Bee county → | — | 3 | 1 | May 22, 1997 |
| Fisher county → | — | 3 | 4 | Jun 14, 1991 |
| Garza county → | — | 3 | 0 | Mar 24, 1989 |
| Houston county → | — | 3 | 2 | Oct 1, 1985 |
| Jack county → | — | 3 | 2 | Feb 24, 1989 |
| Clay county → | — | 2 | 4 | Oct 18, 1989 |
| Colorado county → | — | 2 | 1 | May 11, 1994 |
| Crane county → | — | 2 | 1 | Apr 26, 1989 |
| Goliad county → | — | 2 | 0 | Oct 5, 1995 |
| Robertson county → | — | 2 | 0 | Aug 14, 1997 |
| San Patricio county → | — | 2 | 0 | Sep 8, 1993 |
| Schleicher county → | — | 2 | 2 | Feb 9, 1988 |
| Brazos county → | — | 1 | 1 | Jul 2, 1985 |
| Calhoun county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 19, 1994 |
| Duval county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 3, 1996 |
| High IS-SB county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 27, 1987 |
| Matgrda IS-LB county → | — | 1 | 0 | Nov 8, 1989 |
| Nueces county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 10, 1984 |
| Reeves county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 5, 1984 |
| Roberts county → | — | 1 | 1 | Oct 6, 1989 |
All 575 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Canyon | 223 | 0 |
| Carrizo | 57 | 0 |
| Olmos | 57 | 0 |
| Queen City | 57 | 0 |
| Navarro | 56 | 0 |
| Wilcox | 56 | 0 |
| Midway | 55 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 21 | 0 |
| Strawn | 14 | 0 |
| San Andres | 12 | 0 |
| Base Cretaceous (marker) | 12 | 0 |
| Frio | 7 | 0 |
| Yates | 6 | 0 |
| Caddo | 6 | 0 |
| Ellenburger | 5 | 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
- 5.37M
- 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
- 119
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 101
- plugged
How it got them
- 23
- permitted itself
- 42
- acquired from others
- 362
- 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 110
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Webb | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Dimmit | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Winkler | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Howard | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Fisher | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Gaines | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Karnes | 0 active | 0 bbl/d |
| Harris | 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 | 442 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 124 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Field transfer | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sawyer (Canyon)81267333 | 42 | 0 |
| Emperor Deep28962001 | 5 | 0 |
| Hendrick40406001 | 4 | 0 |
| Mykawa New64185001 | 3 | 0 |
| Dillard SE. (Ellenburger)24756750 | 3 | 0 |
| Red Bluff (Wolfcamp)75161700 | 3 | 0 |
| Alabama Ferry (Glenrose D )1030500 | 3 | 0 |
| Iola South (Sub-Clarksville)44646500 | 3 | 0 |
| Tolar (Swastika)90383750 | 3 | 0 |
| McAllen West (Card)58728287 | 2 | 0 |
| Red Fish Reef SW. (F- 4 Sd.)75241087 | 2 | 0 |
| Hutex (Devonian)43878800 | 2 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Aug 1, 1997
- Address
- 1331 Lamar St 900
- Houston, TX 77010
- Officers and agents
- Andrews, Mark E. III · Chairman/Ceo
- Pew, Elliott · Vice President
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
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/18023, documented in the API reference.