OPERATORS · RRC 216418 · P-5 STATUS Y
Denton Expl, Inc
Dallas, TX
Watch this operatorDenton Expl, Inc has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued January 9, 2019.
The RRC wellbore file lists 29 wells under its operatorship (13 producing).
Lease reports credit it with 10.5K barrels of oil and 37.2K mcf of gas in the 12 months reported through April 2026, down 15% on the year before.
It holds 1 active disposal or injection permit, injecting 26.4K barrels in the 12 months reported through June 2025.
86 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1978; its P-5 organization report was last filed December 4, 2025.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 13
- producing wells, of 29 of record
- 22
- 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.
- 55%
- spud rate · 47 of 86 mature permits
- 22
- median days permit to spud · middle half 10–54
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 0%
- cancelled · 0 permits
- 39
- expired undrilled
- 2
- permits a year over 41 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fisher county → | — | 17 | 11 | Jan 9, 2019 |
| Throckmorton county → | — | 16 | 9 | Jun 17, 2008 |
| Young county → | — | 9 | 2 | Apr 5, 1990 |
| Coleman county → | — | 8 | 1 | Nov 27, 1985 |
| Stephens county → | — | 8 | 4 | Sep 3, 2014 |
| Jack county → | — | 6 | 0 | Aug 3, 1984 |
| Eastland county → | — | 5 | 1 | Apr 27, 1999 |
| Palo Pinto county → | — | 5 | 0 | Feb 15, 1980 |
| Mitchell county → | — | 3 | 0 | Aug 28, 1980 |
| Archer county → | — | 1 | 1 | Sep 20, 1989 |
| Clay county → | — | 1 | 0 | Dec 8, 1983 |
| Cooke county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 23, 2009 |
| Denton county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 21, 1998 |
| Haskell county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 18, 1999 |
| Hopkins county → | — | 1 | 0 | May 29, 1981 |
| Montague county → | — | 1 | 0 | Mar 18, 1983 |
| Runnels county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 26, 1985 |
| Stonewall county → | — | 1 | 0 | Mar 11, 1988 |
All 86 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Caddo | 19 | 0 |
| Marble Falls | 9 | 0 |
| Coleman Junction | 9 | 0 |
| Mississippian | 6 | 0 |
| Strawn | 4 | 0 |
| Palo Pinto | 3 | 0 |
| Tannehill | 2 | 0 |
| Duffer | 1 | 0 |
| Bend | 1 | 0 |
| Big Saline | 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 →
- 10.5K
- bbl oil, last 12 reported months
- -15%
- vs the 12 months before
- 37.2K
- mcf gas incl. casinghead, last 12
- 642K
- bbl oil since reporting began
Oil, barrels
Last 12 months 10,516 · prior 12 12,342(-15%)
Gas, mcf
Last 12 months 37,218 · prior 12 37,044(+0%)
Beyond the permit record
RRC wellbore file
Wells of record
- 29
- on the schedule
- 13
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 1
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 13
- plugged
How it got them
- 29
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 21
- 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
- 1
- active UIC permits of 3
- 450
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 26.4K
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
By county
| Throckmorton | 1 active | 450 bbl/d |
| Coleman | 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 | 73 |
| Recompletion | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Other | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Reenter | 0 | 0 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Que (Noodle Creek)73640260 | 11 | 7 |
| Denton A. (Caddo)24338300 | 4 | 3 |
| Walker-Davis (Congl. 3960)94762332 | 4 | 2 |
| Bramlett (Miss.)11342666 | 1 | 0 |
| Coleman County Regular (Gas)19511456 | 1 | 0 |
| Lee Ray (Duffer Lime)52900426 | 1 | 0 |
| Swenson (Caddo)87632300 | 1 | 1 |
| Throckmorton County Regular89812001 | 1 | 0 |
| Throckmorton County Regular(gas)89812025 | 1 | 0 |
| Alco (Caddo Lower)1261400 | 1 | 0 |
| Young County Regular99480001 | 1 | 0 |
| Archer County Regular3446001 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Dec 4, 2025
- Gas operatorOil operator
- Address
- 3710 Rawlins Suite 1070 LB70
- Dallas, TX 75219
- (214) 969-0100
- Officers and agents
- Denton, Michael G. · Texas Resident Agent
- Denton, Michael G. · President,treasurer
- Denton, Mary Ann · Secretary,vice President
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 848185 | Jan 9, 2019 | Jan 9, 2019 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch W269 B #9DX | 5,000 | 15133114 |
| 843045 | Jul 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch W269 A #8DX | 5,000 | 15133104 |
| 843045 | Jul 31, 2018 | Jul 31, 2018 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch W269 A #8DX | 5,000 | 15133104 |
| 821383 | Dec 30, 2016 | Dec 30, 2016 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch E/2/68/DU #7DX | 4,990 | 15133072 |
| 815288 | Apr 27, 2016 | Apr 27, 2016 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham E/2/68/F #6DX | 4,990 | 15133062 |
| 798538 | Oct 20, 2014 | Oct 20, 2014 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch W269 CU #3DX | 4,990 | 15133035 |
| 793665 | Sep 3, 2014 | Sep 3, 2014 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Stephens | Walker Estate A #4DX | 4,990 | 42936956 |
| 786239 | Jun 6, 2014 | Jun 6, 2014 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch W269 B #2DX | 4,990 | 15133008 |
| 771588 | Oct 18, 2013 | Oct 18, 2013 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch E/2/68/E #5DX | 4,990 | 15132968 |
| 771588 | Oct 18, 2013 | Oct 18, 2013 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch E/2/68/E #5DX | 4,990 | 15132968 |
| 771157 | Oct 4, 2013 | Oct 4, 2013 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch E/2/68/DU #4DX | 4,990 | 15132966 |
| 763310 | May 31, 2013 | May 31, 2013 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham Ranch E269 A #1DX | 4,990 | 15132951 |
| 752602 | Dec 7, 2012 | Dec 7, 2012 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | West Rotan North #2DX | 4,999 | 15132923 |
| 740353 | May 18, 2012 | May 18, 2012 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | West Rotan North #1DX | 4,980 | 15132896 |
| 738566 | May 1, 2012 | May 1, 2012 | Denton Exploration, Inc. | Fisher | Willingham C #3DX | 4,980 | 15132895 |
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/216418, documented in the API reference.