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OPERATORS · RRC 205800  · P-5 STATUS Y

Davis Oil Co

New Orleans, LA

Watch this operator

Davis Oil CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued August 6, 1987.

The RRC wellbore file lists 37 wells under its operatorship.

281 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed January 13, 1989.

0
permits, last 12 months
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vs prior 12 months (0)
0
counties, 12 months
0
producing wells, of 37 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.

35%
spud rate · 97 of 281 mature permits
26
median days permit to spud · middle half 10–66
0
spuds, last 180 days
2%
cancelled · 7 permits
177
expired undrilled
26
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.

County12 moAll timeWellsLast
Brazoria county →—376Dec 9, 1981
Concho county →—231Jun 7, 1984
DE Witt county →—170Jul 1, 1986
Jackson county →—164Jun 18, 1981
Calhoun county →—153Oct 27, 1981
Matagorda county →—145Nov 23, 1981
Lavaca county →—120Aug 9, 1979
Glasscock county →—110Feb 27, 1984
Cherokee county →—90Feb 12, 1981
Howard county →—90Dec 3, 1985
Gaines county →—82Jul 25, 1986
Goliad county →—60Nov 26, 1984
Harris county →—60Mar 4, 1982
Roberts county →—60Jun 12, 1979
Colorado county →—53Dec 17, 1985
Wheeler county →—50May 18, 1982
Garza county →—40Apr 24, 1984
Hemphill county →—40Dec 7, 1983
Ochiltree county →—40Sep 28, 1981
Webb county →—40Nov 28, 1977
Anderson county →—31Oct 31, 1979
Borden county →—30Oct 18, 1983
Chambers county →—30Jun 25, 1984
Dimmit county →—30Oct 9, 1981
Jefferson county →—31Nov 1, 1979
Montgomery county →—30Nov 17, 1980
San Patricio county →—31Jul 29, 1981
Ward county →—31Jun 29, 1981
Duval county →—21Mar 20, 1980
Hidalgo county →—20Apr 26, 1978
Karnes county →—20Apr 1, 1985
Lipscomb county →—20Feb 13, 1984
Live Oak county →—20Apr 9, 1980
Martin county →—20Aug 6, 1987
Nolan county →—20Oct 17, 1983
Rusk county →—21Apr 19, 1983
San Jacinto county →—20Jun 26, 1978
Scurry county →—21Jul 15, 1981
Wharton county →—20May 26, 1978
Andrews county →—10Dec 16, 1982
Aransas county →—12Jul 11, 1978
Brazos-LB county →—10Jul 15, 1982
Fort Bend county →—11Oct 10, 1979
Freestone county →—10Sep 4, 1979
Gray county →—10Dec 7, 1977
Hale county →—10Jun 16, 1978
Kent county →—10Feb 10, 1978
Kleberg county →—10Oct 4, 1977
Liberty county →—10Nov 21, 1977
Midland county →—10Oct 26, 1977
Milam county →—10Oct 30, 1981
Nueces county →—11Jul 28, 1978
Reeves county →—10Apr 20, 1982
Refugio county →—10Jan 26, 1978
San Augustine county →—10Dec 4, 1981
Stonewall county →—10Jun 29, 1984
Tyler county →—10Apr 12, 1984
Winkler county →—10Sep 20, 1983
Yoakum county →—10May 8, 1984

All 281 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
Dean50
Mississippian50
Spraberry50
Pennsylvanian40
Wilcox40
Wolfcamp30
Strawn30
Clear Fork20
San Andres20
Woodford20
Reklaw20
Yegua20
Frio20
Canyon10
Devonian10

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 →

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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

37
on the schedule
0
producing
0
shut in
0
injection
0
temp. abandoned
26
plugged

How it got them

15
permitted itself
3
acquired from others
58
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 →

Type12 moPrior 12All time
Drill00267
Recompletion0011
Other003

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
Eagle View (2100)2713050030
Pearsall (Austin Chalk)6998112520
Buttermilk NW. (Melbourne)1402950020
Blessing North (6900)887387520
Carancahua Bay N. (Melborne UP)1552731010
Carancahua Shores (7380)1553950010
Buffalo Camp N (Frio 10;750)1308250010
Dance W. (Dance)2299530010
Collins Lake S. (FR10 9800)1970450010
Cayo del Oso (D)1646716610
East Columbia (Frio 9900)2728857010
Caprito (Delaware Middle)1549938010

P-5 organization report

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

Registration
Status code Y
Last filed Jan 13, 1989
Address
601 Poydras St, Ste 2091
New Orleans, LA 70130
Officers and agents
Heffington, Joe %u.s. Corp. Co. · Texas Resident Agent
Davis, Marvin · Partner
Davis, J Estate OF · Partner (Marvin Davis -Executor)
Davis, Jean · Partner

Latest permits

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

PermitSeenIssuedOperatorCountyLease / wellDepthAPI
346823May 24, 1988May 24, 1988Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyCalhounSells, Katherine M. #18,97005730832
334255Aug 24, 1987Aug 24, 1987Kimsey, Roy E., Jr.GainesCarr, Nona K. #1A12,50016533437
334128Aug 6, 1987Aug 6, 1987Davis Oil CompanyMartinKemper #110,80431733370
327564Mar 10, 1987Mar 10, 1987Kaiser-Francis Oil CompanyCalhounSells, Katherine M. #18,97005730832
304608Jul 25, 1986Jul 25, 1986Davis Oil CompanyGainesThe Board of Regents #112,50016533540
303722Jul 1, 1986Jul 1, 1986Davis Oil CompanyDE WittWendel, Gerald Lee et UX #115,50012331507
303722Jul 1, 1986Jul 1, 1986Davis Oil CompanyDE WittWendel, Gerald Lee et UX #116,70012331507
302993Jun 6, 1986Jun 6, 1986Davis Oil CompanyMartinKemper #110,90031733370
299165Mar 7, 1986Mar 7, 1986Davis Oil CompanyGainesAveritt #112,85016533508
293481Dec 20, 1985Dec 20, 1985Davis Oil CompanyDE WittBerger, Erna R. #1A11,50012331485
293173Dec 17, 1985Dec 17, 1985Davis Oil CompanyColoradoMorrison, Walter L. et AL #110,50008931640
292131Dec 3, 1985Dec 3, 1985Davis Oil CompanyGainesCarr, Nona K. #112,85016533437
292181Dec 3, 1985Dec 3, 1985Davis Oil CompanyHowardDriver, E. P. #110,00022733928
288333Oct 22, 1985Oct 22, 1985Davis Oil CompanyHowardWright Ranch #111,15022733914
283167Aug 23, 1985Aug 23, 1985Davis Oil CompanyDE WittPost, Nathan C. et AL #112,00012331467

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/205800, documented in the API reference.