OPERATORS · RRC 250300 · P-5 STATUS Y
EL Paso Natural Gas Co
Houston, TX
Watch this operatorEl Paso Natural Gas CO has filed no drilling permits in the past 12 months; its most recent permit was issued October 17, 2012.
The RRC wellbore file lists 50 wells under its operatorship.
169 drilling permits have been issued to this operator number since 1977; its P-5 organization report was last filed January 8, 2016.
- 0
- permits, last 12 months
- —
- vs prior 12 months (0)
- 0
- counties, 12 months
- 0
- producing wells, of 50 of record
- 1
- 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.
- 38%
- spud rate · 64 of 169 mature permits
- 51
- median days permit to spud · middle half 20–84
- 0
- spuds, last 180 days
- 1%
- cancelled · 1 permits
- 104
- expired undrilled
- 5
- permits a year over 36 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 → | — | 61 | 5 | Oct 12, 1984 |
| Hemphill county → | — | 13 | 3 | Nov 5, 1987 |
| Wheeler county → | — | 10 | 6 | May 2, 1994 |
| Midland county → | — | 6 | 4 | Sep 18, 1995 |
| Reagan county → | — | 6 | 0 | Dec 15, 1989 |
| Collingsworth county → | — | 5 | 15 | Jul 25, 1980 |
| Hutchinson county → | — | 5 | 0 | Jul 24, 1995 |
| Roberts county → | — | 5 | 1 | Dec 10, 1981 |
| Scurry county → | — | 5 | 0 | May 2, 1994 |
| Potter county → | — | 4 | 0 | Mar 12, 2004 |
| Upton county → | — | 4 | 0 | Nov 14, 1995 |
| Borden county → | — | 3 | 0 | Aug 23, 1995 |
| Culberson county → | — | 3 | 0 | May 28, 2003 |
| Ector county → | — | 3 | 0 | May 2, 1994 |
| EL Paso county → | — | 3 | 0 | Aug 10, 1995 |
| Gaines county → | — | 3 | 0 | Mar 31, 2004 |
| Glasscock county → | — | 3 | 0 | Oct 27, 1997 |
| Gray county → | — | 3 | 13 | Dec 29, 1980 |
| Hockley county → | — | 3 | 0 | Jun 4, 1993 |
| Lamb county → | — | 3 | 0 | Feb 14, 2001 |
| Pecos county → | — | 3 | 0 | Jul 9, 1990 |
| Sterling county → | — | 2 | 0 | Jun 4, 1993 |
| Andrews county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 16, 1989 |
| Carson county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 28, 1989 |
| Castro county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 11, 1995 |
| Coke county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 3, 1993 |
| Crane county → | — | 1 | 0 | Apr 13, 1989 |
| Howard county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jun 12, 1992 |
| Jasper county → | — | 1 | 0 | Oct 17, 2012 |
| Loving county → | — | 1 | 0 | Feb 1, 1978 |
| Martin county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jan 24, 2003 |
| Moore county → | — | 1 | 1 | Dec 20, 1985 |
| Ochiltree county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 25, 1979 |
| Parmer county → | — | 1 | 0 | Jul 31, 1992 |
| Reeves county → | — | 1 | 0 | Sep 14, 1983 |
All 169 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 | 23 | 0 |
| Wolfcamp | 7 | 0 |
| Kansas City | 5 | 0 |
| Edwards | 5 | 0 |
| Oswego | 5 | 0 |
| Tonkawa | 4 | 0 |
| Brown Dolomite | 4 | 0 |
| Granite Wash | 4 | 0 |
| Leonard | 4 | 0 |
| Atoka | 4 | 0 |
| Morrow | 4 | 0 |
| Cleveland | 3 | 0 |
| Pennsylvanian | 3 | 0 |
| Douglas | 3 | 0 |
| Grayburg | 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 →
- 0
- 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
- 50
- on the schedule
- 0
- producing
- 0
- shut in
- 0
- injection
- 0
- temp. abandoned
- 25
- plugged
How it got them
- 2
- permitted itself
- 0
- acquired from others
- 75
- 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 6
- 0
- permitted bbl/day, active
- 0
- bbl injected, last 12 reported months
- Jun 2025
- reported through
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 | 168 |
| Recompletion | 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Panhandle East68826001 | 33 | 0 |
| Tex-Harvey (Grayburg)88991500 | 4 | 0 |
| Sonora (Canyon Upper)84646500 | 4 | 0 |
| Panhandle West68831001 | 2 | 0 |
| Mendota NW. (Granite Wash)60462500 | 1 | 0 |
| Fort McKavitt (Ellenburger)32078284 | 1 | 0 |
| Parsell (Cherokee)69427166 | 1 | 0 |
| Parsell (Morrow a-2 S)69427498 | 1 | 0 |
| Sawyer (Canyon)81267333 | 1 | 0 |
| Hoffman NW. (Govt. Wells)41941500 | 1 | 0 |
| Hemphill (Granite Wash.)40311200 | 1 | 0 |
P-5 organization report
As registered with the RRC. About the P-5 →
- Registration
- Status code Y
- Last filed Jan 8, 2016
- Address
- 1001 Louisiana St., Suite 1000
- Houston, TX 77002
- (719) 667-7701
- Officers and agents
- CT Corporation System · Texas Resident Agent
- Cleary, James J. · President
- Martin, Daniel B. · Vice President
- Sult, John R. · Vice President/Cfo
- Yardley, James C. · Chairman
- Alperin, Janice A. · Vice President/Gen Counsel
- Hopper, John J. · Vice President/Treasurer
- Palazzari, Catherine E. · Vice President
- All 14 on the P-5 →
Latest permits
NEWEST FIRST BY ISSUE DATE · FILED OR ON WELLS IT NOW OPERATES
| Permit | Seen | Issued | Operator | County | Lease / well | Depth | API |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 749684 | Oct 17, 2012 | Oct 17, 2012 | EL Paso Natural Gas Company | Jasper | MP 33-1 #1CP | 400 | 24130832 |
| 543694 | Mar 31, 2004 | Mar 31, 2004 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Gaines | Cathodic Protection Groundbed #3 | 600 | 16536152 |
| 542959 | Mar 12, 2004 | Mar 12, 2004 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Potter | Cathodic Protection Groundbed #2 | 600 | 37531687 |
| 532091 | May 28, 2003 | May 28, 2003 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Culberson | Cathodic Protection Groundbed #1 | 500 | 10932222 |
| 527416 | Jan 24, 2003 | Jan 24, 2003 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Martin | Goldsmith JCT TO N Syner Plant #1 | 500 | 31734396 |
| 505067 | Feb 14, 2001 | Feb 14, 2001 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Lamb | CPS 646 #1 | 500 | 27930351 |
| 468428 | Oct 27, 1997 | Oct 27, 1997 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Glasscock | Rectifier, C. P. #1622CP | 600 | 17332829 |
| 449042 | Jul 1, 1996 | Jul 1, 1996 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Glasscock | C.P. Rectifier #1801CP | 550 | 17332641 |
| 449041 | Jul 1, 1996 | Jul 1, 1996 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Culberson | C.P. Rectifier #996CP | 500 | 10932188 |
| 441785 | Nov 14, 1995 | Nov 14, 1995 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Upton | Rectifier, C. P. #1761CP | 620 | 46133587 |
| 440698 | Oct 11, 1995 | Oct 11, 1995 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Castro | Rectifier, C. P. #1354CP | 650 | 06930103 |
| 439838 | Sep 18, 1995 | Sep 18, 1995 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Midland | Rectifier, C. P. #1554CP | 600 | 32933371 |
| 439837 | Sep 18, 1995 | Sep 18, 1995 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Lamb | C.P. Rectifier #646CP | 500 | 27930326 |
| 439027 | Aug 23, 1995 | Aug 23, 1995 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Borden | C.P. Rectifier #1108CP | 600 | 03331637 |
| 438483 | Aug 22, 1995 | Aug 22, 1995 | EL Paso Natural Gas Co. | Potter | C. P. Rectifier #1299CP | 500 | 37531468 |
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/250300, documented in the API reference.